How much redistribution does Uruguay accomplish through social spending and taxes? How progressive are revenue … inequality and poverty when all taxes and transfers are combined. In comparison with five other countries in Latin America, it … third in terms of overall (including transfers in-kind) inequality reduction effectiveness. Direct taxes are progressive and …

If individuals evaluate outcomes relative to the status quo, then a social planner may limit redistribution from rich … know (when we observe near-complete redistribution). Subjects who are themselves risk-seeking over losses drive the effect … suggest that respect for reference points of the wealthy may help explain why voters demand less redistribution than standard …

analyzes the combined and individual incidence of direct and indirect taxes, transfers, and social spending and benchmarks … Turkey, driven by social spending on education and health, and complemented by direct taxes and transfer schemes that … countervail the inequality-increasing impact of indirect taxes. At the bottom of the income distribution, targeted transfers are …

income redistribution objectives. While the benefits of targeting are clear, id est, a larger poverty impact for a given … therefore depend on how countries decide to trade-off these costs and benefits as well as on the potential for redistribution … through taxes. This paper discusses the trade-offs that arise in different country contexts and the potential for …