Kim, Kinam; Lambert, Peter J. - Department of Economics, University of Oregon - 2007
and public transfers together reduced market income inequality by approximately 30 percent. In 2004, 88 percent of the net … redistributive effect resulted from public transfers and 12 percent from taxes. The total redistributive effect would have improved … by 35 percent in 2004 if, all else equal, horizontal inequities in taxes and public transfers could have been eliminated. …