Search Results - subject:"REDISTRIBUTION"

Spatial inequality and the political economy of redistribution in African countries

Boone, Catherine - 2025

high in African countries and argues that this form of inequality is crucial in shaping the politics of redistribution. As …

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On the redistributive impact of the personal income tax : evidence from South Africa

Riedel, Nadine; Zinke, Ida - 2025

schedule is the primary driver of redistribution, while tax expenditures often favour higher-income individuals, resulting in … adverse redistributive effects. Additionally, we assess how recent changes to the PIT schedule have influenced redistribution …

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The impact of the EU's farm-to-fork strategy on member states' economies : which countries will suffer the most?

Mainar, Alfredo; Martínez Martínez, Yolanda - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 13 (2025) 1, pp. 1-21

Studies assessing the economic impact of the F2F strategy estimate significant losses in EU-27 agricultural production and global changes in markets that will affect other regions. We contribute with an estimate of the impact on individual EU Member States, which has not been assessed so far....

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Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income

Haan, Peter; Kemptner, Daniel; Prowse, Victoria; … - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 16 (2025) 2, pp. 565-613

Individuals vary considerably in how much they earn during their lifetimes. This study examines the role of the tax‐and‐transfer system in mitigating such inequalities, which could otherwise lead to disparities in living standards. Utilizing a life‐cycle model, we determine that the...

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Steering technological progress

Korinek, Anton; Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 2025

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Deservingness of the rich, wealth taxation, and the paradox of inheritance

Baute, Sharon; Bellani, Luna; Hecht, Katharina - 2025

Wealth is increasingly unequally distributed in many countries. This study examines public perceptions of wealth deservingness and preferences for taxing the wealth of the rich, focusing on how opinions vary based on the amount, use, and origin of wealth. Drawing on an original vignette...

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The boomer solidarity surcharge : an important tool for stabilizing pensions without directly burdening younger generations

Bach, Stefan; Blesch, Maximilian; Gehlen, Annica; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 15 (2025) 29, pp. 167-176

in redistribution within the older generations: A progressive devaluation of pension entitlements as proposed by the … retirement income above a defined tax allowance. While redistribution within the pension insurance system would be a long … property income, a broad redistribution with only a moderate burden on higher income groups would be possible. …

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Revisiting traditional welfare state taxonomies from an unsupervised clustering approach : the case of the European Union countries

Gil-Bermejo, Celia; Onrubia, Jorge; Sánchez-Fuentes, … - 2025

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Market luck : skill-biased inequality and redistributive preferences

Yusof, Jeffrey; Sartor, Simona - 2025

provide a novel explanation for the muted demand for redistribution amid rising inequality. …

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Optimal redistribution : rising inequality vs. rising living standards

Ferrière, Axelle; Grübener, Philipp; Sachs, Dominik - 2025

standards. The workhorse models of optimal income taxation call for more redistribution as inequality rises. By contrast, living …. Rising living standards dampen by around 30% the desired increase in redistribution due to rising inequality. …

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