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Measuring the Redistributive Impact of Taxes and Transfers in the Presence of Reranking

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  • Ali Enami

    (Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Department of Economics, Tulane University. Commitment to Equity Institute (CEQI).)

Abstract

This paper provides a theoretical foundation for analyzing the redistributive effect of taxes and transfers for the case in which the ranking of individuals by pre-fiscal income changes as a result of fiscal redistribution. Through various examples, this paper shows how reranking--a common feature in all actual fiscal systems--reduces the predictive power of simple measures of progressivity in assessing the actual effect of taxes and transfers on inequality.

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  • Ali Enami, 2016. "Measuring the Redistributive Impact of Taxes and Transfers in the Presence of Reranking," Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series 59, Tulane University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:tul:ceqwps:59
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    Cited by:

    1. Xabier Garcia-Fuente, 2021. "The Paradox of Redistribution in Time. Social Spending in 53 Countries, 1967-2018," LIS Working papers 815, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    2. Nora Lustig, 2017. "Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Low and Middle Income Countries," Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series 54, Tulane University, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Marginal contribution; vertical equity; reranking.;
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    JEL classification:

    • H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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