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Conventional wisdom states that fiscal policy redistributes little in Latin America. Lower tax revenues and, above all, lower and less progressive transfers have been identified as the main cause. Existing studies show that, while in Europe the distribution of all transfers combined (cash and...
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We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average … and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …
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comparable methodology yields the following results. Direct taxes and cash transfers reduce inequality and poverty by nontrivial … at government costs, they reduce inequality in all countries by considerably more than cash transfers, reflecting their …
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We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average … and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …
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We review the theoretical and empirical economic literature upon income inequality in emerging countries. We firstly … display rather conflicting results. Most cross-country studies find a weak impact of globalization on income inequality. In … correlation between openness and the relative demand for skill and inequality. These apparently conflicting findings reflect the …
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portion of direct transfer beneficiaries are nonpoor. As a result, inequality and poverty reduction are low relative to …
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We apply a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average …, and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …
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comparable methodology yields the following results. Direct taxes and cash transfers reduce inequality and poverty by nontrivial … at government costs, they reduce inequality in all countries by considerably more than cash transfers, reflecting their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878122
scenario in which offshoring explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the …, amplifying the rise in inequality. The model outcomes are consistent with all the developments of the German economy since 1995 … comes with both higher inequality and higher unemployment; 3) The setting of the labour market reform reduces unemployment …
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