growth rate is maximized at the political equilibrium in the long run. When voting occurs over a general income tax, we show …

welfare and income distribution. After reviewing various inequality and tax progressivity measures, as well as social welfare … consistent treatment of alternative tax and transfer systems and their effects on social welfare, income distribution and tax …

. A Profile of High-Income Ontarians / Murphy, Brian / Finnie, Ross / Wolfson, Michael -- Notes on Contributors … of the income spectrum and how the tax system impacts on these individuals and families. The latter study examines the … interrelationships between tax and transfer systems and how they jointly affect the well-being of low-income families …

I consider the case for the minimum wage alongside (optimal) income taxes when workers differ in both wages and working … hours, such that a given level of income corresponds to multiple wage rates. The minimum wage is directly targeted at the … lowest-wage workers, while income taxes are at most targeted at all low-income workers, regardless of their hourly wage rates …

I consider the case for the minimum wage alongside (optimal) income taxes when workers differ in both wages and working … hours, such that a given level of income corresponds to multiple wage rates. The minimum wage is directly targeted at the … lowest-wage workers, while income taxes are at most targeted at all low-income workers, regardless of their hourly wage rates …