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Measuring distributional effects of fiscal reforms
Ochmann, Richard R.; Peichl, Andreas - 2006
. Thereby, distributional e¤ects shall be differentiated by four subconcepts, i.e. 1.) the traditional concept of inequality, 2 … poverty and richness. The concept of inequality and the concept of income poverty are the by far most widely applied concepts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416562
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Does tax simplification yield more equity and efficiency? : an empirical analysis for Germany
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - 2006
inequality. Efficiency effects in terms of changes in marginal tax rates and labor supply effects are mixed. The combination with … inequality of after tax incomes. We conclude that tax simplification may improve the efficiency of the tax system without … increasing inequality of after tax income. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416429
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Inequality of income acquisition : the role of childhood circumstances
Hufe, Paul; Peichl, Andreas; Roemer, John E.; Ungerer, … - 2015
inequality attributable to circumstances is usually quite small - in the advanced democracies, on the order of 20%. One reason … accomplishments, other environmental circumstances, and the income as an adult, we compute that the fraction of income inequality due …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409491
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Lower bounds and the linearity assumption in parametric estimations of inequality of opportunity
Hufe, Paul; Peichl, Andreas - 2015
The consistent underestimation of inequality of opportunity has led some scholars to call into question the usefulness … inequality of opportunity measures. Compared to the standard parametric approach of ex ante measurement of inequality of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011428630
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Multidimensional affluence : theory and applications to Germany and the US
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011
affluence, income is more important in the US. -- top incomes ; multidimensional measurement ; richness ; wealth ; inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009379623
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Wellbeing evidence for the assessment of progress
Anand, Paul; Roope, Laurence; Peichl, Andreas - 2016
welfare economics, as well as the economic literature on life satisfaction, and use it to generate novel data for the USA and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455707
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Happy taxpayers? : income taxation and well-being
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2012
This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009665536
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Multidimensional well-being at the top : evidence for Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011
This paper employs a multidimensional approach for the measurement of well-being at the top of the distribution using German SOEP micro data. Besides income as traditional indicator for material well-being, we include health as a proxy for nonmaterial quality of life as well as self-reported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522999
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Multidimensional well-being at the top : evidence for Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009407552
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Happy taxpayers? : income taxation and well-being
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; … - 2012
This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681244