Inference tests for tax progressivity and income redistribution: the Suits approach
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Keywords
Asymptotic inference; Bootstrap-t ; Suits index; U-statistics; C12; H20; H23;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
- H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
- H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
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