Measuring the Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfers in Fighting Inequality and Poverty
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- Ali Enami, 2017. "Measuring the Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfers in Fighting Inequality and Poverty," Working Papers 1711, Tulane University, Department of Economics.
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Keywords
inequality; poverty; fiscal incidence; marginal contribution; effectiveness indicator;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-PBE-2017-08-20 (Public Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2017-08-20 (Public Finance)
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