Tax progressivity and income inequality in the US
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Tax progressivity; Tax rates; Gini; Time series; Local projections;All these keywords.
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- C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
- H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
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