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International Comparisons of Tax and Transfer Progressivity: New Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study

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  • John Bishop
  • Paul Thistle
  • John Formby

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This paper applies an extended Lorenz dominance welfare principle to make and compare estimates of the overall progressivity of taxes and transfers for Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the U.S.

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  • John Bishop & Paul Thistle & John Formby, 1990. "International Comparisons of Tax and Transfer Progressivity: New Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study," LIS Working papers 52, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    • Handle: RePEc:lis:liswps:52
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    1. Steven Pressman, 1991. "Frontiers of Economic Knowledge: The Luxembourg Income Study," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 17(4), pages 469-471, Oct-Dec.
    2. Peter J. Lambert & Runa Nesbakken & Thor O. Thoresen, 2015. "A common base answer to "Which country is most redistributive?"," Discussion Papers 811, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
    3. Adam Wagstaff & Eddy van Doorslaer, 2001. "What Makes the Personal Income Tax Progressive? A Comparative Analysis for Fifteen OECD Countries," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 8(3), pages 299-316, May.
    4. Peter J. Lambert & Runa Nesbakken & Thor O. Thoresen, 2020. "A Common Base Answer to the Question “Which Country Is Most Redistributive?”," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 122(4), pages 1467-1479, October.

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