Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy (2nd Edition)

Francesca Bastagli (), David Coady and Sanjeev Gupta

No 2012/009, IMF Staff Discussion Notes from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This note will describe recent trends in income inequality in both advanced and developing economies and how tax and expenditure policies have impacted on these trends. It will discuss how tax and expenditure policies should be designed to bring about a more equitable distribution of income, as well as to protect the most vulnerable populations during periods of fiscal consolidation.

Keywords: SDN; economy; taxation; income tax; Income inequality; fiscal policy; tax and expenditure policy; market income; income distribution; distribution capture; pre-tax-and-transfer income; Personal income; Income distribution; Disposable income; Europe; Sub-Saharan Africa; Middle East; Asia and Pacific (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37
Date: 2012-09-27
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