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An empirical investigation of the impact of redistribution on leisure consumption in OECD countries

Guccio, Calogero; Mignosa, Anna - In: International journal of public policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 296-314

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Are more equal societies happier? : subjective well-being, income inequality, and redistribution

Hajdu, Tamás; Hajdu, Gábor - 2013

Using four waves of the European Social Survey, we analyze the association of income inequality and redistribution with … the process, the extent of redistribution, what lead to that state. These impacts are different in Eastern and Western … Europe. Inequality aversion and the positive effect of redistribution seem to be stronger also for less affluent members of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009764556

Normative analysis with societal constraints

Boadway, Robin W.; Martineau, Nicolas-Guillaume - 2013

This paper examines the question of achieving a societal consensus around redistributive policies. Its extent is measured by the degree of work participation among the different skill classes that populate the economy. This consensus is driven both by the material incentives and heterogeneous...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009765042

Baseline results from the EU27 EUROMOD (2009 - 2012)

Jara, H. Xavier; Sutherland, Holly; Avram, Silvia; De … - 2013

This paper presents baseline results from the latest version of EUROMOD (version F6.36+), the tax-benefit microsimulation model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of updating EUROMOD. We then present indicators for income inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the...

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The tradeoff between redistribution and effort : evidence from the field and from the lab

Buch, Claudia M.; Engel, Christoph - 2012

Building on a theoretical model we test the hypothesis that effort choices and preferences for redistribution are … preferences for redistribution and effort choices simultaneously. While respondents with stronger preferences for redistribution … redistribution choices even increase in imposed effort. Those with higher ability are willing to help the needy if earning income …

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The paradox of redistribution revisited : and that it may rest in peace?

Marx, Ive; Salanauskaite, Lina; Verbist, Gerlinde - 2013

fact become a very weak one. For what it matters, targeting tends to be associated with higher levels of redistribution …

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Conspicuous leisure : optimal income taxation when both relative consumption and relative leisure matter

Aronsson, Thomas; Johansson-Stenman, Olof - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 115 (2013) 1, pp. 155-175

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Baseline results from the new EU27 EUROMOD (2007-2010)

Jara, H. Xavier; Sutherland, Holly; Avram, Silivia; De … - 2013

This paper provides a description of the latest public release of EUROMOD (version F6.0++), a tax-benefit microsimulation model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of constructing and updating EUROMOD. We then present indicators for income inequality and risk of poverty using...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009712467

Optimal income taxation and the labour market : an overview

Boadway, Robin W.; Tremblay, Jean-François - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 59 (2013) 1, pp. 93-148

This article presents a survey of how optimal income taxation is influenced by labour market considerations. We begin with the standard supply-side optimal income tax model of Mirrlees, and outline the various extensions to that model. We then consider how optimal taxation is affected by various...

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Human capital mobility : implications for efficiency, income distribution, and policy

Wildasin, David E. - 2014

Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the efficiency and distributional effects of mobility,...

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