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Concentration curves, inequality and tax reform

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  • David (David Patrick) Madden

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This paper applies the concept of welfare dominance using concentration curves to household data for Ireland. It identifies marginal tax reforms which would be welfare-enhancing for all social welfare functions satisfying weak restrictions. It also examines cases where stronger restrictions need to be imposed on the social welfare function to yield dominance. These stronger restrictions which we label limited third degree stochastic dominance extends the range of welfare-enhancing marginal tax reforms.

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  • David (David Patrick) Madden, 1995. "Concentration curves, inequality and tax reform," Working Papers 199508, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucn:wpaper:199508
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    Keywords

    Taxation--Ireland; Equality; Welfare economics; Lorenz curve;
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    JEL classification:

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

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