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top incomes concentration, low degree of income tax progressivity and violation of the principles of horizontal and … prescribe to recuperate a tax reform focused on progressivity, a theme that has gained great attention in recent years since …
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. Investigation of tax data reveals a high degree of income concentration at the top of the distribution, low progressivity and … progressivity-focused tax reform plan, a theme that has returned as a focus of debates with Piketty (2014). …
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. Investigation of tax data reveals a high degree of income concentration at the top of the distribution, low progressivity and … progressivity-focused tax reform plan, a theme that has returned as a focus of debates with Piketty (2014). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011459778
In this paper, we conduct a theoretical analysis of personal taxes (defined to include consumption and income taxes), describe and evaluate the past and present structure of personal taxes in Japan, and based on our findings, make a number of policy recommendations about how to reform personal...
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This study compares the parameters of income taxation in Quebec with those prevailing elsewhere in the Canadian federation and in the G7 countries. After demonstrating the government of Québec's greater dependence on income taxes, the authors use a historical analysis to show that there has...
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Background: The article evaluates the influence of the type of nominal personal income tax rate on its progressivity … nominal tax rate affects personal income tax progressivity. Methods/Approach: The article uses analysis, synthesis, comparison … progressivity. Results: In the context of the analysis of the degree of tax progressivity, personal income tax is more progressive …
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We study the effect of tax policy on stock market returns in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom using GARCH models and a unique daily dataset of legislative tax changes during the period 1 December 1978 to 31 January 2018. We find that days of discretionary tax legislation during...
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supply through lower marginal tax rates while also maintaining or enhancing progressivity …
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This Handbook entry presents a conceptual, normative overview of the subject of taxation. It emphasizes the relationships among the main functions of taxation—notably, raising revenue, redistributing income, and correcting externalities—and the mapping between these functions and various...
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility to implement a tax and benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador using EUROMOD as an interface. We first present a detailed description of the main components of the tax and benefit system in Ecuador for year 2014. We then describe available...
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