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The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non …
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life-cycle model, we find that redistribution by taxes and transfers off sets 54% of the inequality in lifetime earnings …
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lifetime earnings risk. Based on a dynamic life-cycle model, we find that redistribution through the tax-and -transfer system …
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lifetime earnings risk. Based on a dynamic life-cycle model, we find that redistribution through the tax-and-transfer system …
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Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. This study examines the role of the tax-and-transfer system in mitigating such inequalities, which could otherwise lead to disparities in living standards. Utilizing a life-cycle model, we determine that taxes and...
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Constructing measures of post-tax income inequality that are consistent with national accounts requires the allocation of the entirety of government expenditure to individuals. About half of government expenditure in the United States takes the form of in-kind collective expenditure (e.g.,...
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