Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 8,116
Cover Image
Globalization and inequality: the case of international soccer
Gaviria Uribe, Alejandro; Valbuena, Nicolás; Gregory, … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012195517
Cover Image
Taxation and inequality in developing countries : lessons from the recent experience of Latin America
Martorano, Bruno - International Centre for Tax and Development - 2016
This paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries … taxes promoted the progressivity of the tax system and contributed to the reduction of inequality. Yet, the effectiveness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532297
Cover Image
Public and private expenditures on human capital accumulation in India
Ghate, Chetan; Glomm, Gerhard; Stone, John T. - 2015
effects on growth and on the evolution of income inequality; (ii) raising the consumption tax generates about as much economic … reduces inequality by more than utilizing the consumption tax. Hence, there is growth-inequality trade-off. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010479959
Cover Image
The consequences of the value-added tax on inequality
Alavuotunki, Kaisa; Pirttilä, Jukka - 2015
revenue, others claim that it is also a regressive tax, contributing to increased inequality within the developing world … first estimates on its consequences on inequality at the macro level. The results from instrumental variable estimations … has not led to increased inequality, suggesting that the move to the VAT has not undermined equitable development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011384093
Cover Image
Tax policy and inclusive growth
Abdel-Kader, Khaled; Mooij, Ruud A. de - 2020
This paper discusses the theory and practice of tax design to achieve an efficient and equitable outcome, id est in support of inclusive growth. It starts with a discussion of the key principles from tax theory to guide practical tax design. Then, it elaborates on more granular tax policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485968
Cover Image
The consequences of the value-added tax on inequality
Alavuotunki, Kaisa; Haapanen, Mika; Pirttilä, Jukka - 2017
This paper examines the impact of the introduction of the value-added tax on inequality and government revenues using … indicate that income-based inequality has increased due to the VAT adoption, whereas consumption inequality has remained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011597787
Cover Image
Public and private expenditures on human capital accumulation in India
Ghate, Chetan; Glomm, Gerhard; Stone, John T. - 2015
effects on growth and on the evolution of income inequality; (ii) raising the consumption tax generates about as much economic … reduces inequality by more than utilizing the consumption tax. Hence, there is growth-inequality trade-off. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418615
Cover Image
The Consequences of the Value-Added Tax on Inequality
Alavuotunki, Kaisa; Haapanen, Mika; Pirttilä, Jukka - 2017
This paper examines the impact of the introduction of the value-added tax on inequality and government revenues using … indicate that income-based inequality has increased due to the VAT adoption, whereas consumption inequality has remained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615873
Cover Image
Taxation and inequality in developing countries: Lessons from the recent experience of Latin America
Martorano, Bruno - 2016
This paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries … taxes promoted the progressivity of the tax system and contributed to the reduction of inequality. Yet, the effectiveness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653911
Cover Image
Policies to create and destroy human capital in Europe
Heckman, James Joseph; Jacobs, Bas - 2009
Trends in skill bias and greater turbulence in modern labor markets put wages and employment prospects of unskilled workers under pressure. Weak incentives to utilize and maintain skills over the life-cycle become manifest with the ageing of the population. Reinvention of human capital policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274258