Distributional Implications of Government Tax and Expenditure Policies

Distributional Implications of Government Tax and Expenditure Policies
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Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 9781451922363
ISBN-13 : 1451922361
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Synopsis Distributional Implications of Government Tax and Expenditure Policies by : International Monetary Fund

This paper examines the methodological issues arising in the measurement of the distributional impact of tax and expenditure policies, with emphasis on the problems related to the measurement of the impact of adjustment programs on the welfare of the poor. Both conceptual and empirical considerations suggest that public expenditures are a more potent instrument for distributional purposes than taxes but are also more difficult to analyze and evaluate. The paper concludes that more research is needed toward a better measurement of expenditure benefits.

Distributional Implications of Government Tax and Expenditure Policies

Distributional Implications of Government Tax and Expenditure Policies
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Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:1291212747
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Synopsis Distributional Implications of Government Tax and Expenditure Policies by : Thanos Catsambas

This paper examines the methodological issues arising in the measurement of the distributional impact of tax and expenditure policies, with emphasis on the problems related to the measurement of the impact of adjustment programs on the welfare of the poor. Both conceptual and empirical considerations suggest that public expenditures are a more potent instrument for distributional purposes than taxes but are also more difficult to analyze and evaluate. The paper concludes that more research is needed toward a better measurement of expenditure benefits.

The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation

The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 9780230378605
ISBN-13 : 0230378609
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Synopsis The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation by : D. Papadimitriou

This book focuses on the distributional consequences of the public sector and examines and documents, theoretically and empirically, the effects of government spending and taxation on personal distribution, and includes chapters investigating the relationship between the public sector and functional distribution of national income.

The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers

The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 9781464810923
ISBN-13 : 1464810923
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Synopsis The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers by : Gabriela Inchauste

The World Bank has partnered with the Commitment to Equity Institute at Tulane University to implement their diagnostic tool—the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment—designed to assess how taxation and public expenditures affect income inequality, poverty, and different economic groups. The approach relies on comprehensive fiscal incidence analysis, which measures the contribution of each individual intervention to poverty and inequality reduction as well as the combined impact of taxes and social spending. The CEQ Assessment provide an evidence base upon which alternative reform options can be analyzed. The use of a common methodology makes the results comparable across countries. This volume presents eight country studies that examine the distributional effects of individual programs and policy measures—and the net effect of each country’s mix of policies and programs. These case studies were produced in the context of Bank policy dialogue and have since been used to propose alternative reform options.

The Economic Impacts of Tax—Transfer Policy

The Economic Impacts of Tax—Transfer Policy
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9781483272405
ISBN-13 : 1483272400
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Synopsis The Economic Impacts of Tax—Transfer Policy by : Fredrick L. Golladay

The Economic Impacts of Tax—Transfer Policy: Regional and Distributional Effects deals with evaluating proposed income-transfer policies through tax modeling. The book analyzes the direct and indirect effects of two variants of a negative income tax plan. These are the standard negative income tax and the Family Assistance Plan. By studying the indirect effects of income-maintenance programs on industries, occupations, and different regions, the authors point to understanding the effectiveness of alternative income-maintenance programs. Proposed changes in national taxes and transfer policies aim to achieve income redistribution. In their studies and models, the authors noted that the full impact of these tax policies throughout the income spectra covering different income classes, industries, occupations, and regions is different from that gathered from observations involving the direct effects of these schemes. The authors cite some policy implications resulting from their study, such as the redistributional impacts of direct tax-transfer scheme are not as efficient as expected and that increasing the demand for low-skilled workers and improving their job qualities is one way of improving income distribution. The text is valuable for economists and government policymakers in the finance and labor sectors, as well as for sociologists and political economists.

Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures

Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures
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Total Pages : 12
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ISBN-10 : PURD:32754077530040
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Synopsis Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures by : United States. Department of the Treasury

The Distributional Effects of Public Expenditure

The Distributional Effects of Public Expenditure
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Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Total Pages : 29
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ISBN-10 : 9781451850581
ISBN-13 : 1451850581
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Synopsis The Distributional Effects of Public Expenditure by : Mr.Gerd Schwartz

It is commonly agreed that economic policies, including budgetary policies, can have potentially strong distributional effects. Traditional economic analysis held that economic policies affected the income distribution primarily through their impact on the rate of growth. More recently, it has come to be recognized that qualitative aspects of economic growth are probably more important than the rate of growth itself. While recent research has confirmed the potential role of expenditure policies as a redistributive tool, it has also shown that redistribution does not necessarily have to come at the expense of economic growth and efficiency. Although there are substantial analytical and technical problems to be faced in the design of equitable and cost-effective public expenditure programs, unfavorable distributional outcomes of these programs can usually be traced more to political and institutional pressures than to purely technical factors.

Distributive Impacts of the Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal and Alternatives

Distributive Impacts of the Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal and Alternatives
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Total Pages : 48
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ISBN-10 : SRLF:AA0000073452
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Synopsis Distributive Impacts of the Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal and Alternatives by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. Task Force on Distributive Impacts of Budget and Economic Policies