Fiscal Redistribution And Social Welfare

Author : Mr.David Coady,Devin D'Angelo,Brooks Evans
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781484398081

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Fiscal Redistribution and Social Welfare by Mr.David Coady,Devin D'Angelo,Brooks Evans Pdf

Fiscal policy is a key tool for achieving distributional objectives in advanced economies. This paper embeds the discussion of fiscal redistribution within the standard social welfare framework, which lends itself to a transparent and practical evaluation of the extent and determinants of fiscal redistribution. Differences in fiscal redistribution are decomposed into differences in the magnitude of transfers (fiscal effort) and in the progressivity of transfers (fiscal progressivity). Fiscal progressivity is further decomposed into differences in the distribution of transfers across income groups (targeting performance) and in the social welfare returns to targeting due to varying initial levels of income inequality (targeting returns). This decomposition provides a clear distinction between the concepts of progressivity and targeting, and clarifies the relationship between them. For illustrative purposes, the framework is applied to data for 28 EU countries to determine the factors explaining differences in their fiscal redistribution and to discuss patterns in fiscal redistribution highlighted in the literature.

Author : David P. Coady,Devin D'Angelo,Brooks Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1191840139

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Fiscal Redistribution and Social Welfare by David P. Coady,Devin D'Angelo,Brooks Evans Pdf

This paper embeds analysis of fiscal redistribution (FR) within the standard social welfare framework. Differences in FR are decomposed into differences in the magnitude (fiscal effort) and progressivity (fiscal progressivity) of transfers. Progressivity is further decomposed into differences in the distribution of transfers across income groups (targeting performance) and in the social welfare returns to targeting (targeting returns). This motivates a distinction between conditional and unconditional FR, where the latter abstracts from targeting returns. For illustrative purposes, the framework is applied to EUROMOD data for EU countries to explain differences in FR and to discuss patterns in FR highlighted in the literature.

Author : Mr.David Coady,Nghia-Piotr Le
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513547046

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Designing Fiscal Redistribution: The Role of Universal and Targeted Transfers by Mr.David Coady,Nghia-Piotr Le Pdf

There is a growing debate on the relative merits of universal and targeted social assistance transfers in achieving income redistribution objectives. While the benefits of targeting are clear, i.e., a larger poverty impact for a given transfer budget or lower fiscal cost for a given poverty impact, in practice targeting also comes with various costs, including incentive, administrative, social and political costs. The appropriate balance between targeted and universal transfers will therefore depend on how countries decide to trade-off these costs and benefits as well as on the potential for redistribution through taxes. This paper discusses the trade-offs that arise in different country contexts and the potential for strengthening fiscal redistribution in advanced and developing countries, including through expanding transfer coverage and progressive tax financing.

Author : Edgar K. Browning
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015006473634

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Redistribution and the Welfare System by Edgar K. Browning Pdf

Monograph on income redistribution and the welfare system in the USA - analyses the impact of the social assistance scheme on wage rate, income distribution, standard of living and poverty. References and statistical tables.

Author : John Creedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018473574

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Fiscal Policy and Social Welfare by John Creedy Pdf

A systematic treatment of tax and transfer systems models and their redistributive effects, illustrating fixed pre-tax income distributions, fixed wage rate distributions, and the general equilibrium framework. Creedy (economics, U. of Melbourne) reviews various inequality and tax progressivity schemes, as well as social welfare functions and pension measures, demonstrating a continuum that moves from a framework with fixed labor supplies to one in which labor supplies respond to the changes in the tax system. Includes extensive numerical examples and diagrams. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Scott L Greer,Heather Elliott
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472131174

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Federalism and Social Policy by Scott L Greer,Heather Elliott Pdf

Federalism and Social Policy focuses on the crucial question: Is a strong and egalitarian welfare state compatible with federalism? In this carefully curated collection, Scott L. Greer, Heather Elliott, and the contributors explore the relationship between decentralization and the welfare state to determine whether or not decentralization has negative consequences for welfare. The contributors examine a variety of federal countries, including Spain, Canada, and the United Kingdom, asking four key questions related to decentralization: (1) Are there regional welfare states (such as Scotland, Minnesota, etc.)? (2) How much variation is there in the structures of federal welfare states? (3) Is federalism bad for welfare? (4) Does austerity recentralize or decentralize welfare states? By focusing on money and policy instead of law and constitutional politics, the volume shows that federalism shapes regional governments and policies even when decentralization exists.

Author : Keith Banting,John Myles
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774826013

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Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics by Keith Banting,John Myles Pdf

The redistributive state is fading in Canada. Government programs are no longer offsetting the growth in inequality generated by the market. In this book, leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists point to the failure of public policy to contain surging income inequality. A complex mix of forces has reshaped the politics of social policy, including global economic pressures, ideological change, shifts in the influence of business and labour, changes in the party system, and the decline of equality-seeking civil society organizations. This volume demonstrates that action and inaction policy change and policy drift are at the heart of growing inequality in Canada.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498343671

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Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality by International Monetary Fund Pdf

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Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264921412

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Government at a Glance 2021 by OECD Pdf

The 2021 edition includes input indicators on public finance and employment; process indicators include data on institutions, budgeting practices, human resources management, regulatory governance, public procurement, governance of infrastructure, public sector integrity, open government and digital government. Outcome indicators cover core government results (e.g. trust, political efficacy, inequality reduction) and indicators on access, responsiveness, quality and satisfaction for the education, health and justice sectors.

Author : Peter J. Lambert
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Income distribution
ISBN : 0719040590

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The Distribution and Redistribution of Income by Peter J. Lambert Pdf

Author : Benjamin I. Page
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520047036

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Who Gets what from Government by Benjamin I. Page Pdf

Examines the impact of taxation, social welfare programs, government spending, and economic regulation on the incomes of ordinary American citizens

Author : Peter Lambert
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0719057329

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The Distribution and Redistribution of Income by Peter Lambert Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date synthesis of the many standards of distributional analysis used in the fields of social policy, welfare theory, and public finance. Using only basic constructions of calculus, probability, and the economics of consumer behavior, it develops a consistent mathematical approach into a self-contained and unified treatment of the distribution and redistribution of income.

Author : Naren Prasad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290219512

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Policies for Redistribution by Naren Prasad Pdf

Inequality can be addressed through a combination of social service provision, social transfers and taxation. Looking at the past two decades, this paper examines the extent to which inequality has been affected by changes in national tax systems and government expenditure on social transfers. Using secondary data, this paper discusses the trends in the composition and levels of social transfers and taxes, and explores how these trends relate to income inequality. It also looks into the extent to which taxes and social transfers are effective in redistributing income. And finally it shows how different government policy frameworks have been able to limit growth in income inequality and at the same time foster economic growth and job creation.

Author : Nanak Kakwani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1986-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521308380

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Analyzing Redistribution Policies by Nanak Kakwani Pdf

Develops techniques to analyze the income inequality and welfare and measure the direct impact of taxes and government cash transfers on the distribution of income. Also reveals the effects of current government programs on the welfare of particular groups in the community.

Author : Jonas Agell,Peter Englund,Jan Södersten
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0312210728

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Incentives and Redistribution in the Welfare State by Jonas Agell,Peter Englund,Jan Södersten Pdf

How to finance a large public sector in ways that are equitable and not-too-harmful to economic incentives are crucial policy issues in many European countries. This book reviews the lessons from the Swedish tax reform of 1991, the most far-reaching tax reform in any western industrialized country in the post-war period. According to its architects, the reform would avoid the classical goal conflict between efficiency and income redistribution. Because of a generally more efficient economy, all strata in society should gain. At the same time the revenue gains from broader tax bases were to make up for losses from drastic rate cuts -- the Swedish tax take should remain the highest in the world. The authors discuss a range of behavioral responses (including tax planning, savings, labor supply, investment, etc.), and seek to identify areas where tax structure matters and equity, and draw lessons for tax reform more generally. The book will be of interest to anyone with an interest in tax policy and tax reform evaluation.