Concentration curves, inequality and tax reform

David (David Patrick) Madden

No 199508, Working Papers from School of Economics, University College Dublin

Abstract: This paper applies the concept of welfare dominance using concentration curves to household data for Ireland. It identifies marginal tax reforms which would be welfare-enhancing for all social welfare functions satisfying weak restrictions. It also examines cases where stronger restrictions need to be imposed on the social welfare function to yield dominance. These stronger restrictions which we label limited third degree stochastic dominance extends the range of welfare-enhancing marginal tax reforms.

Keywords: Taxation--Ireland; Equality; Welfare economics; Lorenz curve (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 H2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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