More unequal income but less progressive taxation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2020.07.005
Abstract: Abstract Income tax in the U.S. has become less progressive since the late 1970s in spite of rising income inequality. Why? Modeling policy makers as a Ramsey government that may weight heterogeneous households differently, I… read more here.
Keywords: income less; progressive taxation; income tax; unequal income ... See more keywords
Decentralization and Progressive Taxation
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DOI: 10.1177/10911421221121029
Abstract: The traditional literature on fiscal federalism prescribes centralization of redistributive tasks to avoid welfare- or tax-induced migration. More recent work shows that even if the redistributive part of taxation, namely progressivity, is set by an… read more here.
Keywords: statutory tax; decentralization progressive; taxation; tax ... See more keywords