Tax-benefit systems in Europe and the US: between equity and efficiency
"Whether observed differences in redistributive policies across countries are the result of differences in social preferences or efficiency constraints is an important question that paves the debate about the optimality of welfare regimes. To shed new light on this question, we estimate labor s...
Main Authors: | Bargain, Olivier, Dolls, Mathias, Neumann, Dirk, Peichl, Andreas, Siegloch, Sebastian |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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Bonn
2011
IZA |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183077124919012599-Tax-benefit-systems-in-europe-.htm |
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