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On Vertically Challenged and Horizontal Equity - Reassessing Anti-Discrimination Rules

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Blumkin, Tomer (Ben-Gurion University)
Margalioth, Yoram (Tel Aviv University)
Sadka, Efraim () (Tel Aviv University and IZA Bonn)

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We consider a model of prejudice-driven discrimination, where the advantaged 'tall' discriminate against the disadvantaged 'short'. We employ an egalitarian social welfare function to compare anti-discrimination legal rules with a non-discriminatory ('height-blind') income tax.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 1125.

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Keywords: discrimination; optimal taxation; horizontal equity;

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H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics

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