discussion of fiscal redistribution within the standard social welfare framework, which lends itself to a transparent and … practical evaluation of the extent and determinants of fiscal redistribution. Differences in fiscal redistribution are … determine the factors explaining differences in their fiscal redistribution and to discuss patterns in fiscal redistribution …

We analyse the effect of taxes and benefits on income distribution of six Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia … importance of tax-benefit instruments across countries and on the effect of taxes and benefits on poverty and inequality. The … providing a large degree of redistribution, whereas the Bolivian system has a very modest role. We further exploit the …

Is the labor supply of individuals influenced by their perception of how their income taxes will reflow to them or be …-effort game that vary in the degree of redistribution. At one extreme, the Leviathan scenario, where no tax revenue is … there may exist any country differences in attitude toward taxation and redistribution. We find that effort is significantly …

. Political economy applied to tax mixes -- 5. Empirical evaluation -- 6. Conclusion : employment and redistribution are not …

The aim of this paper is to explore the redistributive effects of taxes and benefits in Ecuador using two different … approaches: direct use of reported taxes and benefits in household survey data, and use of simulated taxes and benefits obtained … from ECUAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador. Our results show that simulated taxes and social insurance …