Ximing Wu, J. Perloff, Amos Golan
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引用次数: 25
政府政策对城乡收入不平等的影响
我们使用三个传统的不平等指数——基尼系数、收入变动系数和收入相对平均偏差——以及阿特金森指数来检验1981年至1997年各州所得税税率、最低工资以及所有主要的政府福利和转移支付计划对城乡收入不平等演变的影响。我们发现,这些项目对城市和农村地区的影响在质量上相似,但在数量上不同。最重要的是,税收在城市收入再分配方面比在农村地区更有效,而福利和其他政府转移支付项目在农村地区发挥的作用更大。版权所有©2006;期刊汇编©国际收入与财富研究协会2006。
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