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Analysing the effects of tax-benefit reforms on income distribution : a decomposition approach

Bargain, Olivier ; Callan, Tim (University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-08)

To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three ...
The distributional effects of tax-benefit policies under New Labour : a Shapley decomposition

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 ...
How tight are safety-nets in Nordic countries? : evidence from Finnish register data

Bargain, Olivier ; Immervoll, Herwig ; Viitamäki, Heikki (University College Dublin; School of EconomicsUCD Geary Institute, 2007-08)

The non take-up of social assistance benefits due to claim costs may seriously limit the anti-poverty effect of these programs. Yet, available evidence is fragmented and mostly relies on interview-based data, potentially ...
There’s no such thing as a free lunch : altruistic parents and the response of household food expenditures to nutrition program reforms

Bingley, Paul ; Walker, Ian (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-12)

Many countries provide extensive in-kind public transfers for specific needs of particular client groups such as the elderly, the disabled, and children. However, this may crowd out private expenditures on the goods in ...