Coping with Rising Inequality in Asia : How Effective Are Fiscal Policies?

Coping with Rising Inequality in Asia : How Effective Are Fiscal Policies?

This paper discusses the role and effectiveness of redistributive fiscal policies and provides estimates of the effects of taxation and government expenditure on income inequality in Asia. Tax systems around the world tend to be progressive, but government expenditure is generally found to be a mor...

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Main Authors: Claus, Iris, Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge, Vulovic, Violeta
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2014
Subjects:
redistributive fiscal policy
tax incidence
income distribution
microsimulation model
general equilibrium model
expenditure incidence
benefit incidence
willingness to pay
incidence analysis
inequality
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16606

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