Reference : The distributive impact of the Luxembourg tax-benefit system: a more comprehensive me...
Scientific journals : Article
Business & economic sciences : Economic systems & public economics
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51763
The distributive impact of the Luxembourg tax-benefit system: a more comprehensive measurement
English
Vergnat, Vincent mailto []
d'Ambrosio, Conchita mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
Liégeois, Philippe mailto []
2022
Public Finance Review
SAGE Publications
50
436-483
Yes
International
1091-1421
New York
NY
[en] Income distribution ; In-kind transfers ; Microsimulation
[en] This article studies the distribution of income in Luxembourg by integrating two aspects that have been previously neglected: indirect taxation and in-kind transfers. The integration of the latter is essential in Luxembourg, the country with the highest public expenditure per capita in the OECD. These issues have been understudied because of some methodological challenges, including the lack of data containing all the necessary information for this type of analysis. However, with the EUROMOD microsimulation model, different data sources, and imputation methods, we are able to obtain a more complete view of the income distribution in Luxembourg. We find that, as in many developed countries, indirect taxes are regressive. On the other hand, in-kind transfers play an important role in reducing income inequality, in particular through education and health services.
Chambre des Salariés du Luxembourg
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51763

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