assumptions indicate that increasing household direct taxes would reduce income inequality, while cutting transfers by the same …

This paper introduces a new methodology to target direct transfers against poverty. Our method is based on estimation …

Taxes and transfers reduce inequality in disposable income relative to market income. The effect varies, however …, across OECD countries. The redistributive impact of taxes and transfers depends on the size, mix and the progressivity of … redistributive impact as countries characterised by much higher taxes and transfers (e.g. Germany) because they rely more on income …

food aid transfers. We investigate whether social networks and political connections matter for access. We find evidence …

transfers and public goods are each integrated into a common optimal tax framework with the income tax and commodity taxes at …

(english) This paper introduces a new methodology to target direct transfers against poverty. Our method is based on …