Fiscal policy, inequality and welfare

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Amiel, Yoram, Bishop, John A.
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2003.
• Σειρά: Research on economic inequality ; v. 10.
• Θέματα: Business & Economics > Management.; Taxation.; Fiscal policy.; Equality.; Public welfare.

Research on Economic Inequality, Volume 10, Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Welfare contains ten papers, both theoretical and applied, on tax progressivity and tax and transfer equity. Theory topics covered include consumption tax equity, alternative definitions of tax progressivity, horizontal equity...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Non-uniform consumption taxes : a blunt redistributive instrument? / John Creedy
• Ranking individuals versus groups / Shlomo Yitzhaki, Maggie Eisenstaedt
• Flat taxes and inequality in Canada / James Davies, Michael Hoy, Tracy Lynch
• The impact of public transfers on inequality and social welfare : comparing Mexico's progresa / Quentin Wodon, Benedicte de la Briere, Corinne Siaens, Shlomo Yitzhaki
• Income tax progressivity in the United States : new evidence, 1969-1995 / Qi Zhang, John P. Formby
• The distributional effects of U.S. tax and transfer policy on the household / Jeffrey A. Mills, Sourushe Zandvakili
• Marginal tax rates and the measurement of tax progressivity / Lea Achdut, Yasser Awad, Jacques Silber
• Redistribution, welfare and equity effects of marriage tax penalties in the United States / John P. Formby, John A. Bishop, Hoseong Kim
• Horizontal equity and differences in income tax treatment : a reconciliation / Xavier Ramos, Peter J. Lambert
• Classical horizontal inequity and reranking : an integrating approach / Jean-Yves Duclos, Vincent Jalbert, Abdelkrim Araar
• Introduction / Yoram Amiel, John A. Bishop.