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The distributive impact of the Luxembourg tax-benefit system: a more comprehensive measurement
Vergnat, Vincent; d'Ambrosio, Conchita; Liégeois, Philippe
2022In Public Finance Review, 50, p. 436-483
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Keywords :
Income distribution; In-kind transfers; Microsimulation
Abstract :
[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.
Disciplines :
Economic systems & public economics
Author, co-author :
Vergnat, Vincent
d'Ambrosio, Conchita ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Liégeois, Philippe
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
The distributive impact of the Luxembourg tax-benefit system: a more comprehensive measurement
Publication date :
2022
Journal title :
Public Finance Review
ISSN :
1091-1421
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
50
Pages :
436-483
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
Chambre des Salariés du Luxembourg
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