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The distributional effects of taxes and transfers under alternative income concepts : the importance of three 'I's

Figari, Francesco; Paulus, Alari - 2013

This paper investigates how the distribution of income changes when the standard definition of disposable income is replaced by an extended income concept which takes into account the three 'I's: indirect taxes, imputed rent, and in-kind benefits. Second, it assesses how sensitive the...

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You, me and the mean : a semiparametric approach to the redistributive effects of transfer programs

Garcia-Medina, B. Cecilia - 2016

I examine how changes in the receipt of social transfers benefits associated to program reforms have affected the Canadian income distribution over the 1996-2006 period. Using the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, I apply nonparametric decomposition methods to construct density...

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Transfer policies with discontinuous Lorenz curves

Fellman, Johan - In: Journal of mathematical finance 6 (2016) 1, pp. 28-33

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Paradoxes of social policy : welfare transfers, relative poverty and redistribution preferences

Brady, David; Bostic, Amie - 2014

Korpi and Palme's (1998) classic "The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality" claims that universal … preferences for redistribution. We analyze rich democracies like Korpi and Palme, but also generalize to a broader sample of … transfer share and universalism; b) redistribution preferences are negatively associated with low-income targeting; and c …

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Multiple politico-economic regimes, inequality and growth

Desdoigts, Alain; Moizeau, Fabien - 2001

mechanism through which the pressure for redistribution can be highly non linear therefore providing an explanation as to … long run. -- growth ; Community formation ; human capital ; redistribution ; social mobility …

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