On Vertically Challenged and Horizontal Equity : Reassessing Anti-Discrimination Rules

We consider a model of prejudice-driven discrimination, where the advantaged 'tall' discriminate against the disadvantaged 'short'. We employ an egalitarian social welfare function to compare anti-discrimination legal rules with a non-discriminatory ('height-blind') income tax.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Sadka, Efraim ; Margalioth, Yoram ; Blumkin, Tomer
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Arbeitsmarktdiskriminierung \| Gleichberechtigung \| Einkommensteuer \| Optimale Besteuerung \| Soziale Wohlfahrtsfunktion \| Wohlfahrtseffekt \| Theorie \| discrimination \| optimal taxation \| horizontal equity

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 1125
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	386727473 [GVK] hdl:10419/20360 [Handle]
Classification:	H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue ; D6 - Welfare Economics
Source:	EconStor

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