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Book The Distributional Effects of Indirect Taxes

Download or read book The Distributional Effects of Indirect Taxes written by John Creedy and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops a number of analytical models and presents empirical analyses of the equity and efficiency effects of existing indirect taxes from New Zealand. Potential tax reforms including environmental taxes are also examined and the methods presented can easily be adapted to deal with other countries. Policy debates are inevitably influenced by value judgements, which are seldom made explicit either by governments or those engaging in public discussion. By concentrating on the empirical orders of magnitude, and by examining the implications of adopting alternative value judgements, the findings of this book contribute towards rational policy debate, rather than relying on guesswork and rhetoric. The equity and efficiency effects of indirect taxes are examined in detail, using the central concepts of welfare changes, the excess burden of taxation, and money metric utility measures. The indirect taxes examined include a carbon tax designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The Distributional Effects of Indirect Taxes develops widely applicable models and will therefore appeal to economists interested in public economics, tax policy, inequality measurement, welfare economics and tax modelling. Economists in government departments and international agencies interested in public finance and inequality and poverty measurement will also find much to engage them in this book, as will policymakers concerned with indirect and environmental tax policy, inequality, and welfare economics.

Book The Distributional Implications of the Impact of Fuel Price Increases on Inflation

Download or read book The Distributional Implications of the Impact of Fuel Price Increases on Inflation written by Mr. Kangni R Kpodar and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper investigates the response of consumer price inflation to changes in domestic fuel prices, looking at the different categories of the overall consumer price index (CPI). We then combine household survey data with the CPI components to construct a CPI index for the poorest and richest income quintiles with the view to assess the distributional impact of the pass-through. To undertake this analysis, the paper provides an update to the Global Monthly Retail Fuel Price Database, expanding the product coverage to premium and regular fuels, the time dimension to December 2020, and the sample to 190 countries. Three key findings stand out. First, the response of inflation to gasoline price shocks is smaller, but more persistent and broad-based in developing economies than in advanced economies. Second, we show that past studies using crude oil prices instead of retail fuel prices to estimate the pass-through to inflation significantly underestimate it. Third, while the purchasing power of all households declines as fuel prices increase, the distributional impact is progressive. But the progressivity phases out within 6 months after the shock in advanced economies, whereas it persists beyond a year in developing countries.

Book Statics and Dynamics of Income Distribution in New Zealand

Download or read book Statics and Dynamics of Income Distribution in New Zealand written by John Creedy and published by Institute of Policy Studies Victoria University of Welling. This book was released on 1997 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Contents of Recent Economics Journals

Download or read book Contents of Recent Economics Journals written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-12-19 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Revenue Mobilization in Developing Countries

Download or read book Revenue Mobilization in Developing Countries written by International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fund has long played a lead role in supporting developing countries’ efforts to improve their revenue mobilization. This paper draws on that experience to review issues and good practice, and to assess prospects in this key area.

Book Brazil  Tax Expenditure Rationalization Within Broader Tax Reform

Download or read book Brazil Tax Expenditure Rationalization Within Broader Tax Reform written by Maria Delgado Coelho and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The excessive complexity and burden of the Brazilian tax system, riddled by cumulative indirect taxes and heavy payroll contributions, have led to an accumulation of fiscal incentives aimed at reducing its burden on taxpayers and productive activities. Federal and subnational tax expenditures currently stand at over 5 percent of GDP. Rationalizing them can only be comprehensively feasible in the context of a broader sequenced tax reform, and could reduce resource misallocation and income inequality, as well as provide new revenues.

Book The Poverty and Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing  Channels and Policy Implications

Download or read book The Poverty and Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing Channels and Policy Implications written by Baoping Shang and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the poverty and distributional impacts of carbon pricing reforms is critical for the success of ambitious actions in the fight against climate change. This paper uses a simple framework to systematically review the channels through which carbon pricing can potentially affect poverty and inequality. It finds that the channels differ in important ways along several dimensions. The paper also identifies several key gaps in the current literature and discusses some considerations on how policy designs could take into account the attributes of the channels in mitigating the impacts of carbon pricing reforms on households.

Book Poverty and Equity

Download or read book Poverty and Equity written by Jean-Yves Duclos and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2006-06-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text addresses the understanding and alleviation of poverty, inequality, and inequity using a unique and broad mix of concepts, measurement methods, statistical tools, software, and practical exercises. Part I discusses basic fundamental issues of well-being and poverty measurement. Part II develops an integrated framework for measuring poverty, social welfare, inequality, vertical equity, horizontal equity, and redistribution. Part III presents and develops recent methods for testing the robustness of distributive rankings. Part IV discusses ways of using policy to alleviate poverty, improve welfare, increase equity, and assess the impact of growth. Part V applies the tools to real data. Most of the book’s measurement and statistical tools have been programmed in DAD, a well established and widely available free software program that has been tailored especially for income distribution analysis and is used by scholars, researchers, and analysts in nearly 100 countries worldwide. It requires basic understanding of calculus and statistics. Abdelkrim Araar and Jean-Yves Duclos teach economics at Université Laval in Québec City.

Book Taxation and Economic Behaviour  Introductory surveys in economics

Download or read book Taxation and Economic Behaviour Introductory surveys in economics written by John Creedy and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a number of broad introductory surveys in public economics and public finance. Divided clearly into two parts -measurement issues and taxation and economic behaviour - the collection consists of published refereed papers and several unpublished pieces.

Book The Tax System in Mexico

Download or read book The Tax System in Mexico written by Thomas Dalsgaard and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Advances in Econometrics  Income Distribution and Scientific Methodology

Download or read book Advances in Econometrics Income Distribution and Scientific Methodology written by Daniel J. Slottje and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Articles on econometric methodology with special reference to the quantification of poverty and economic inequality are presented in this book. Poverty and inequality measurement present special problems to the econometrician, and most of these papers analyze how to attack those problems. The topics and contributions in the book are a very good representation of Camilo Dagum's astounding diversity of interests and overall eclecticism. Several of the authors are leading pioneers in econometric methodology. Several others are pioneers in economic theory and others are the leading applied economists in income distribution analysis in the world. The topics accurately reflect Camilo Dagum's breadth of understanding across varios economic sub-fields, all complex in nature.

Book Measuring Welfare Changes and Tax Burdens

Download or read book Measuring Welfare Changes and Tax Burdens written by John Creedy and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introductory review of alternative concepts and practical approaches to measurement of welfare as well as providing a number of practical examples of welfare analyses in a variety of contexts.

Book Environmental Taxes and Economic Welfare

Download or read book Environmental Taxes and Economic Welfare written by Antonia Cornwell and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking Australian environmental taxes as a case study to develop methods that can be applied elsewhere, analyzes how taxes designed to reduce a major source of pollution worldwide might impact the income distribution and economic welfare. Examines the direct and indirect effects of a domestic fuel and power tax and a carbon tax on prices, on consumer responses to price change, and on inequality and the social welfare of various income groups. Also considers whether the distribution effects can be overcome by adjusting transfer payments to compensate lower income groups. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book A Tax System for New Zealand s Future

Download or read book A Tax System for New Zealand s Future written by Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research Tax Working Group and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book International Evidence on the Effects of Having No Capital Gains Taxes

Download or read book International Evidence on the Effects of Having No Capital Gains Taxes written by Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) and published by The Fraser Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fiscal Policies for Development and Climate Action

Download or read book Fiscal Policies for Development and Climate Action written by Miria A. Pigato and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides actionable advice on how to design and implement fiscal policies for both development and climate action. Building on more than two decades of research in development and environmental economics, it argues that well-designed environmental tax reforms are especially valuable in developing countries, where they can reduce emissions, increase domestic revenues, and generate positive welfare effects such as cleaner water, safer roads, and improvements in human health. Moreover, these reforms need not harm competitiveness. New empirical evidence from Indonesia and Mexico suggests that under certain conditions, raising fuel prices can actually increase firm productivity. Finally, the report discusses the role of fiscal policy in strengthening resilience to climate change. It provides evidence that preventive public investments and measures to build fiscal buffers can help safeguard stability and growth in the face of rising climate risks. In this way, environmental tax reforms and climate risk-management strategies can lay the much-needed fiscal foundation for development and climate action.