On Vertically Challenged and Horizontal Equity – Reassessing Anti-Discrimination Rules

Tomer Blumkin (), Yoram Margalioth () and Efraim Sadka
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Tomer Blumkin: Ben Gurion University
Yoram Margalioth: Tel Aviv University

No 1125, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We consider a model of prejudice-driven discrimination, where the advantaged 'tall' discriminate against the disadvantaged 'short'. We employ an egalitarian social welfare function to compare anti-discrimination legal rules with a non-discriminatory ('height-blind') income tax.

Keywords: horizontal equity; optimal taxation; discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 H2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2004-04
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Published - published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91 (5-6), 1167-1176

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