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monotonicity. Efficiency: redistribution has no cost. Symmetry: members of the society with the same performance obtain the same …Within a simple setup, we show that proportional taxation is implied by three properties: efficiency, symmetry, and … reward after redistribution. Monotonicity: whenever both the performance of a certain member of the society as well as the …
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monotonicity. Efficiency: redistribution has no cost. Symmetry: members of the society with the same performance obtain the same …Within a simple setup, we show that proportional taxation is implied by three properties: efficiency, symmetry, and … reward after redistribution. Monotonicity: whenever both the performance of a certain member of the society as well as the …
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Specialized theoretical and empirical research should in principle be embedded in a unified framework that identifies the relevant interactions among different phenomena, enables an appropriate matching of policy instruments to objectives, and grounds normative analysis in individuals' utilities...
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This paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries, focusing on the recent experience of Latin America. Although the tax system was regressive in the 1990s, tax changes promoted equality in the first decade of the 2000s. In...
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This paper re-examines the link between globalization and income inequality. We use data for 140 countries over the period 1970-2014 and employ an IV approach to deal with the endogeneity of globalization measures. We find that the link between globalization and income inequality differs across...
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This paper re-examines the link between globalization and income inequality. We use data for 140 countries over the period 1970-2014 and employ an IV approach to deal with the endogeneity of globalization measures. We find that the link between globalization and income inequality differs across...
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This papers quantifies the redistributive effects on progressivity, poverty and welfare, that would occur if the monetary benefits currently in place in the Spanish system were to be replaced by a neutral alternative in terms of spending, granting a universal basic income (UBI) to everyone. We...
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deal with vertical inequality - that is, fostering redistribution from the rich to the poor - less is known about their … individuals may not only care about vertical redistribution, but also about the economic situation of the specific groups they … belong to, the horizontal dimension of redistribution becomes politically salient and can be a source of social tensions. We …
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