This paper measures the local and effective progression of personal income tax, considering jointly the taxation of regular income and capital gains. The study demonstrates that, if capital gains increase more than proportionally compared to individuals’ regular income, the combined tax may be...

This paper elaborates and evaluates a model for the decentralization of personal income tax which is consistent with the optimal redistribution model proposed by Tresch (2002), within a framework od social welfare à la Atkinson and Bourguignon (1987). Each region applies to its constituents a...