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Can taxes on consumption redistribute in developing countries? Contrary to consensus, we show that taxing consumption is progressive once we account for informal consumption. Using household expenditure surveys in 32 countries we proxy for informal consumption using the type of store where...
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The level and composition of public expenditures and revenues both have implications for economic development, as shown by the 'fiscal multiplier' and the 'quality of public finance' literature. Public finance decisions also influence the distribution of income. Based on a review of the...
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policies redistribute wealth between consumers and producers, and within these groups. While redistribution is seldom the focus … the redistribution effects of two major electricity policies: support schemes for renewable energy sources, and CO2 … pricing. We find that the redistribution effects of both policies are large, and they work in opposed directions: while …
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impact is equalizing for direct taxes and unequalizing for indirect taxes. Overall, redistribution through taxes, without … of the corporate income tax contributes to improve redistribution and accounts for better comparison with the …
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This paper examines the implicit subsidies within pension systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. We first calculate the theoretical benefits of pension for hypothetical workers in 25 countries in LAC. We show that, on average, LAC's pension systems are subsidized, as they...
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