Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy (2nd Edition)

Author： Ms.Francesca Bastagli   Mr.David Coady   Mr.Sanjeev Gupta  

Publisher： INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9781475512052

Subject： F113.8 national income and expenditure, the national wealth

Keyword： Developed countriesDeveloping countriesFiscal consolidationGovernment expendituresIncome distributionTaxationUnemployment

Language： ENG

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Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy (2nd Edition)

Description

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.

Chapter

Cover

Contents

Executive Summary

I. Introduction

II. Trends in Income Inequality

III. Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality

A. Advanced Economies

B. Developing Economies

IV. Fiscal Consolidation and Income Inequality

A. Advanced Economies

B. Developing Economies

V. Summary and Conclusions

References

Table

1. Changes in Disposable Income Inequality Across Regions, 1990–2005

Figures

1. Trends in Disposable Income Inequality, 1980–2010

2. Gross Income Share of Top One-Percent in Selected Advanced and Developing Economies, 1925–2010

3. Disposable Income Inequality Trends Since the Financial Crisis, 2007–2010

4. Redistributive Impact of Income Taxes and Transfers in the EU for Early 2000s

5. Diminishing Redistributive Impact of Fiscal Policy Since the Mid-1990s

6. Levels and Composition of Tax Revenues and Social Spending

7. Benefit Incidence of Education and Health Public Spending

8. Unemployment Rate Before, During, and After Large Fiscal Adjustments, Advanced Economies

9. Unemployment Rate Before, During, and After Large Fiscal Adjustments, Developing Economies

Box

1. Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality in Latin America

Appendix

1. Construction of the International Gini Database

Appendix Table

1. Gini Coefficients for Advanced and Developing Economies, 1980–2010

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