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The evolution of tax implicit value judgements, redistribution and income inequality in the UK : 1968 to 2015
Van de Ven, Justin; Hérault, Nicolas - 2019
An issue of interest in the literature that explores the drivers of inequality is the distributional bearing of tax and … judgements implicit in tax and transfer policy provides a fresh perspective on the evolution of income inequality and … redistribution; one that departs from the prevailing view that UK inequality stopped rising from the early 1990s. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012157608
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What is the value added by using causal machine learning methods in a welfare experiment evaluation?
Strittmatter, Anthony - 2019
Recent studies have proposed causal machine learning (CML) methods to estimate conditional average treatment effects (CATEs). In this study, I investigate whether CML methods add value compared to conventional CATE estimators by re-evaluating Connecticut's Jobs First welfare experiment. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161467
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Moving policies toward racial and ethnic equality : the case of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Jales, Hugo B.; Liu, Judith; … - 2023
inequality across racial and ethnic groups in food expenditures and in the resources needed to meet basic food needs (the "food … levels into three components: eligibility, participation, and generosity. This decomposition is then linked to differences in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014286269
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Reducing the income tax burden for households with children : an assessment of the child tax credit reform in Austria
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Varga, Janos - 2020
reform using the microsimulation model EUROMOD. Second, we estimate labour supply impacts of the reform based on a structural … the labour supply elasticities. We show that the child tax credit reform in Austria reduces inequality, lowers the poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012156933
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Transitioning towards more equality? : wealth gender differences and the changing role of explanatory factors over time
Sierminska, Eva; Piazzalunga, Daniela; Grabka, Markus M. - 2018
We investigate the explanatory factors that have contributed to changing wealth levels and the gender wealth gap in Germany over the period 2002-2012. In particular, we analyze the role of changes in labor supply, permanent income, portfolio composition, and marital status on wealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129955
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Understanding the rising trend in female labour force participation
Hérault, Nicolas; Kalb, Guyonne - 2020
combination of data and modelling capacity available in Australia, we develop a new decomposition approach to explain rising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012220785
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The Nordic model of economic development : shocks, reforms and future prospects
Iacono, Roberto - 2017
resource revenues on the labor market and income inequality in Norway compared to the other Nordic countries; the design of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012119254
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Gendered effects of employment protection on earnings mobility
Bárcena Martín, Elena; Medina-Claros, Samuel; … - 2020
This paper explores potential gendered effects of employment protection on earnings mobility, differentiating between upward and downward movements. We conduct a micro-macro mobility analysis for 23 European countries over the economic downturn period 2008–2014. The results confirm that,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012221068
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Will it be a shecession? : the unintended influence of working from home on the gender wage gap related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bonacini, Luca; Gallo, Giovanni; Scicchitano, Sergio - 2021 - Version: January 2021
Working from home (WFH) has become a key factor during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in countries that have implemented severe social distancing measures. This paper investigates the potential influence of the working from home attitude of occupations on the gender wage gap (GWG) reported by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012423063
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The effects of overeducation on wages in Trinidad and Tobago : an unconditional quantile regression analysis
Doon, Roshnie - 2021 - Preliminary draft February 2021
The main aim of this study is to analyse the wage returns of Overeducated workers employed in Trinidad and Tobago. To undertake such a study, data from the Continuous Sample Survey of Population (CSSP) for the period 1991-2015 is used to estimate an initial OLS and Quantile regression version of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494068