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This paper analyzes the effect of the introduction of a final withholding tax on capital income on the progression of the German income tax. As previous literature shows, even with synthetic income taxation, tax progression was strongest in the middle of the income distribution, and decreased...
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Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …
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level of fertility. In this context, economic inequality is not only decisive for human capital investments and the … effect of inequality and pollution on economic growth is amplified, if the population group that is least affected decides …
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Marriage is one of the most important determinants of economic prosperity, yet most existing theories of inequality …
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This new edited collection brings together historians and social scientists to engage with the global history of Universal Basic Income (UBI) and offer historically-rich perspectives on contemporary debates about the future of work. In particular, the book goes beyond a genealogy of a seemingly...
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and by The Standardized World Income Inequality Database are seen to be correlated with economic diversification, the rule …
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We use detailed information on all real estate stock and transactions since 2006 to study housing inequality in Belgium … then estimate inequality in value or space at different levels of aggregation - from the federal to the local neighborhood … level. Overall inequality is relatively low (Gini of 0.25), but significant heterogeneity exists across and within …
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Long-Term Accumulation of Commercial and Financial Capital in Ancient Greece (Michael Leese) -- Chapter 3. Inequality in …. Status as a Brake and Accelerant on Wealth Inequality in the Late Roman Republic (Max Koedijk) -- Chapter 7. Rent Controls in … the 40s BCE: housing costs, public intervention and inequality in the Roman World (Cristina Rosillo-López) -- Chapter 8 …
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. Social impact amplified by the inequality matrix. C. Global warming and the environmental vulnerability of the region …
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