Bargain, Olivier(University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2009-02)
Using counterfactual microsimulations, Shapley decompositions of time change in inequality and
poverty indices make it possible to disentangle and quantify the relative effect of tax-benefi t policy
changes, compared to ...
We simulate a hypothetical family tax credit on a sample of French couples, using jointly a collective model of labor supply and a tax-benefit calculator. Work behaviors represent here a general concept of “effort,” and ...
A framework for simplified implementation of the collective model of labor supply decisions is presented in the context of fiscal reforms in the UK. Through its collective form the model accounts for the well known problem ...
Objective. To estimate the effect of changes in premiums for individual insurance on decisions to purchase individual insurance and how this price response varies among subgroups of the population.
Data Source. Survey ...
Generous social assistance has been held responsible for inactivity traps and social exclusion in several European countries, hence the recent trend of promoting employment through in-work transfers. Yet, the relative ...
Social assistance and inactivity traps have long been considered amongst the main causes of the poor employment performance of EU countries. The success of New Labour has triggered a growing interests in instruments capable ...
In-work transfers are often seen as a good trade-off between redistribution and
efficiency, as they alleviate poverty among low-wage households while increasing
nancial incentives to work. The present study explores the ...
Governments, over much of the developed world, make significant financial
transfers to parents with dependent children. For example, in the US the
recently introduced Child Tax Credit (CTC), which goes to almost all ...