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The Impact of the Flat Tax Reform on Inequality - the case of Romania
Voinea, Liviu; Mihaescu, Flaviu - In: Journal for Economic Forecasting (2009) 4, pp. 19-41
In this paper we focused on the flat tax impact on inequality in Romania. We compared 2005 against 2004, when we were … gains are. The inequality indicators we calculated (the Gini index, the relative mean deviation, the coeficient of variation …, the standard deviation of logarithms, the Mehran index and the Piesch index) show an increase in inequality determined by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008561105
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The Impact of the Flat Tax Reform on Inequality: The Case of Romania
Mihaescu, Flaviu; Voinea, Liviu - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2009
In this paper we focused on the flat tax impact on inequality in Romania. We compared 2005 against 2004, when we were … gains. The inequality indicators we calculated (the Gini index, the relative mean deviation, the coeficient of variation …, the standard deviation of logarithms, the Mehran index and the Piesch index) show an increase in inequality determined by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010820251
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Progressive tax reforms in flat tax countries
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė, Viginta - 2018
. However since income inequality is notoriously high in these countries, the question of introducing some progressivity in the … microsimulation and macro models, we find that a significant reduction in income inequality can be achieved by moving from a flat to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982132
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Getting the poor to work : three welfare increasing reforms for a busy Germany
Jessen, Robin; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; Steiner, Viktor - 2015
We study three budget-neutral reforms of the German tax and transfer system designed to improve work incentives for people with low incomes: a feasible flat tax reform that provides a basic income which is equal to the current level of the means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011298903
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Effects of flat tax reforms in Western Europe on equity and efficiency
Paulus, Alari; Peichl, Andreas - 2008 - This version: 11th March 2008
. However, they result in higher inequality and polarisation. Flat rates necessary to keep the inequality levels unchanged allow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010239782
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Getting poor to work : three welfare increasing reforms for a busy Germany
Jessen, Robin; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; Steiner, Viktor - 2015
We study three budget-neutral reforms of the German tax and transfer system designed to improve work incentives for people with low incomes: a feasible flat tax reform that provides a basic income which is equal to the current level of the means tested unemployment benefit, and two alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011305299
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A Belgian flat income tax: Effects on labour supply and income distribution
Decoster, André; De Swerdt, Kris; Orsini, Kristian - 2008
The adverse distributional effects of a flat tax are well known and have been documented by empirical research in several countries, including Belgium. Advocates of the flat tax argue, correctly, that many of these studies do not take into account agents' behavioural reactions and possible feed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288277
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Effects of flat tax reforms in Western Europe on equity and efficiency
Paulus, Alari (contributor); Peichl, Andreas (contributor) - 2008
. However, they result in higher inequality and polarisation. Flat rates necessary to keep the inequality levels unchanged allow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003741763
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A Belgian flat income tax : effects on labour supply and income distribution
Decoster, André (contributor); De Swerdt, Kris (contributor) - 2008
The adverse distributional effects of a flat tax are well known and have been documented by empirical research in several countries, including Belgium. Advocates of the flat tax argue, correctly, that many of these studies do not take into account agents' behavioural reactions and possible feed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003766249
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Die Flat Tax: wer gewinnt? wer verliert? : eine empirische Analyse für Deutschland
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - 2006
In der Debatte über eine Reform des deutschen Einkommensteuersystems wird immer wieder die Einführung einer Flat Rate Tax gefordert. Üblicherweise bestehen solche Vorschläge aus den Elementen Verbreiterung der Bemessungsgrundlage, Erhöhung des Grundfreibetrags und Einführung eines (relativ...
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