This paper explores the revenue-raising aspect of progressive taxation and derives, on the basis of a simple model, the optimal degree of tax progressivity where the tax revenue is used exclusively to finance (perfectly) targeted transfers to the poor. The paper shows that not only would it be...

This paper examines the regional distribution of public employment in Italy and documents two sets of facts. The first is the use of public employment as a subsidy from the North to the less wealthy South. We calculate that about half of the wage bill in the South of Italy can be identified as a...

Gleichheit und Gerechtigkeit -- Effizienzorientierte Begründungen für Umverteilung -- Effizienzgründe für die Existenz einer Sozialversicherung -- Rentenversicherung -- Krankenversicherung -- Arbeitslosenversicherung und Grundsicherung -- Familienpolitik -- Zukunftsprobleme des deutschen...

"Creating conditions for more people to have property income" has become a national policy after the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Based on the micro survey data from Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and the macro panel data at the...