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Excess burden of criminality and redistribution
Demougin, Dominique; Schwager, Robert - 2000
of wealthy agents to finance redistribution. We compare this approach with standard modelling where redistribution …
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Inflation as a Redistribution Shock: Effects on Aggregates and Welfare
Doepke, Matthias; Schneider, Martin - Institut für Schweizerisches Bankwesen <Zürich> - 2007
borrowers. In this study, we consider redistribution as a channel for aggregate and welfare effects of inflation. We model an ….S. economy. While the redistribution shockis zero sum, households react asymmetrically, mostly because borrowers are younger on … though inflation-induced redistribution has a persistent negative effect on output, it improves the weighted welfare of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005857752
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Low inequality with low redistribution?An analysis of income distribution in Japan, SouthKorea and Taiwan compared to Britain
Jacobs, Didier - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2000
social security system does not generate muchvertical redistribution. However, income redistribution takes placewithin the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008733221
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Social Security, Redistribution and Public Opinion
Hills, John; Lelkes, Orsolya - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999
John Hills and Orsolya Lelkes have analysed results from the National Centrefor Social Research’s 1998 British Social Attitudes survey on public attitudes toredistribution and social security benefits and at how these relate to currentgovernment policies.There is a persistent public appetite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008766039
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - Århus Universitet; Universität <Göttingen> / …; … - 2009
less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009249011
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Productivity, Welfare and Reallocation:Theory and Firm-Level Evidence
Basu, Susanto; Pascali, Luigi; Schiantarelli, Fabio - Boston College / Department of Economics - 2010
We prove that in a closed economy without distortionary taxation, the welfare of a representativeconsumer is summarized to a …rst order by the current and expected future values of the Solowproductivity residual in level and by the initial endowment of capital. The equivalence holds if...
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Recent Changes in the Distribution of the Social Wage
Sefton, Tom - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2002
This paper examines the distribution of the “social wage” benefits inkind from welfare services, including the National Health Service, stateeducation, social housing, and personal social services. The currentGovernment has put a strong emphasis on improving public servicesand has begun to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354066
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Tax-Benefi t Systems in Europe and the US:Between Equity and Effi ciency
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Neumann, Dirk.; … - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
Whether observed differences in redistributive policies across countries are the result ofdifferences in social preferences or efficiency constraints is an important question that pavesthe debate about the optimality of welfare regimes. To shed new light on this question, weestimate labor supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360552
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Fair and Effi cient Taxation under Partial Control:Theory and Evidence
Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want tocompensate others for their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360559
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Progressive Taxation and Tax Morale
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
As the link between tax compliance and tax morale is found to be robust, finding thedeterminants of tax morale can help to understand and fight tax evasion. In this paper weanalyze the effect of progressive taxation on tax morale in a cross-country approach – whichhas not been investigated...
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