The last decade has seen a sharp increase in interest in the possible existence of a Paradox of Redistribution (PoR …) whereby narrow targeting of social transfers aimed at increasing their redistributive (poverty) impact has the perverse effect …

results are interpreted in terms of poverty and inequality statistics while closely looking into the assumptions of the … inequality decidedly compared to current levels. This effect is even stronger in the second scenario, however, it results in … unrealistically high tax rates, especially for Italy. The impact on poverty and inequality of the HNIT scheme is markedly higher for …

average tax rate, tax progressivity, the average transfer rate, and transfer targeting. Among the most remarkable results, we … contributions), we measure the reduction of income inequality due to the four structural dimensions of tax and transfer systems: the … notice (i) the diverse combinations of taxation and transfers that achieve the same reduction in inequality; (ii) the absence …

-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve …-led redistribution to the poor. These patterns suggest that short-run inequality shocks can be reinforced in the labor market but do not …In cross-sectional studies, countries with greater income inequality typically exhibit less support for government …

-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve …-led redistribution to the poor. These patterns suggest that short-run inequality shocks can be reinforced in the labor market but do not …In cross-sectional studies, countries with greater income inequality typically exhibit less support for government …

poverty and inequality of Uganda's revenue collection instruments and social spending programs. Fiscal policy – including many … of its constituent tax and spending elements – is inequality-reducing in Uganda, but the reduction of inequality due to … fiscal policy in Uganda is lower than other countries with similar levels of initial inequality, a result tied to low levels …

This paper assesses the effects on poverty and inequality of the alternative targeting approaches that Zambia's Social …

In empirical analysis, the Kakwani index is the most frequently used indicator for comparing progressivity across … efficiency with a relevant amount of tax revenues and social expenditures. They obviously obtain very high redistribution, above … 15 points. Most of the countries considered show an intermediate level of redistribution (between 7 and 12 points), but …

on poverty reduction and income redistribution. We also present a static microsimulation to analyse the potential impacts … of alternative programme designs including perfect targeting and higher budgets. Our results illustrate the wide …, intensity, and severity of poverty are, in the best of cases, moderate and, although their progressivity is high, their …