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GINI DP 31: Economic Well-Being and Distributional Effects of Housing-Related Policies in 3 European Countries

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This paper evaluates the redistributive effect of a comprehensive set of housing-related policies, taking into account the housing advantage of homeowners and social tenants. We use the Euromod microsimulation model to simulate housing policies in Estonia, Italy and the United Kingdom. Disentangling the contribution to inequality and poverty of each housing-related policy, we find that the current design of property taxes is not progressive and that other housing policies have a limited impact on inequality in Estonia and on both inequality and relative poverty in Italy. In all three countries, housing-related policies favor the elderly.

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  • Virginia Maestri, 2012. "GINI DP 31: Economic Well-Being and Distributional Effects of Housing-Related Policies in 3 European Countries," GINI Discussion Papers 31, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies.
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    1. Dan Andrews & Aida Caldera Sánchez & Åsa Johansson, 2011. "Housing Markets and Structural Policies in OECD Countries," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 836, OECD Publishing.
    2. European Commission, 2014. "Tax reforms in EU Member States - 2014 Report," Taxation Papers 48, Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission.
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    1. Abigail Mcknight & Brian Nolan, 2012. "GINI Intermediate Report WP 4: Social Impacts of Inequalities," GINI Discussion Papers wp4, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies.

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    Keywords

    Housing policies; Imputed rent; Inequality; Microsimulation JEL: H23; H53; I38;
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    JEL classification:

    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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