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The impact of redistributive policies on inequality in OECD countries
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas - In: Applied economics 46 (2014) 16/18, pp. 2066-2086
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The impact of redistributive policies on inequality in OECD countries
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas - 2014
Due to behavioral effects triggered by redistributional interventions, it is still an open question whether government policies are able to effectively reduce income inequality. We contribute to this research question by using different country-level data sources to study inequality trends in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238356
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The impact of redistributive policies on inequality in OECD countries
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas - 2012
intervention and redistribution. Due to obvious behavioral effects caused by redistribution, it is however not clear whether …. -- inequality ; redistribution ; social expenditure ; progressive taxation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536424
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Is a Flat Tax Feasible in a Grown-up Welfare State?
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - 2021
The success of the flat rate tax in Eastern Europe suggests that this concept could also be a model for the welfare states of Western Europe. The present paper uses a simulation model to analyse the effects of revenue neutral flat rate tax reforms on equity and efficiency for the case of...
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Grundeinkommen vs. Kombilohn : Beschäftigungs- und Finanzierungswirkungen und Unterschiede im Empfängerkreis
Fuest, Clemens (contributor); Peichl, Andreas (contributor) - 2007
The economic literature often argues that basic income schemes and low wage subsidies to employees are just special cases of a negative income tax. In this debate, it is ignored that these concepts target different population subgroups. This paper investigates the different target groups and the...
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Fair and efficient taxation under partial control
Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - In: The economic journal : the journal of the Royal … 125 (2015) 589, pp. 2024-2051
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Vertical and horizontal redistribution : the case of Western and Eastern Europe
Bussolo, Maurizio; Krolage, Carla; Makovec, Mattia; … - 2018
deal with vertical inequality - that is, fostering redistribution from the rich to the poor - less is known about their … individuals may not only care about vertical redistribution, but also about the economic situation of the specific groups they … belong to, the horizontal dimension of redistribution becomes politically salient and can be a source of social tensions. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962206
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Fair and efficent taxation under partial control
Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2014
We study fair and efficient tax-benefit schemes based on income and non-income factors under partial control. Partial control means that each factor is a specific mixture of unobserved ability (randomly drawn by nature) and effort (chosen by individuals who differ in tastes). Factors differ in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229894
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An unemployment insurance scheme for the Euro area : conference paper
Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Neumann, Dirk; Peichl, … - 2014 - This version: February 14, 2014, Work in progress
The Great Recession and the resulting European debt crisis revived a debate about deeper fiscal integration in the Eurozone. We discuss different alternatives how an unemployment insurance system for the euro area could be designed and run counterfactual simulations based on micro data to...
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The impact of redistributive policies on inequality in OECD countries
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas - 2012
intervention and redistribution. Due to obvious behavioral effects caused by redistribution, it is however not clear whether …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282412