Search for dissertations about: "progressivity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the word progressivity.

2. 6. Studies in empirical public economics

   Author : Douglas Lundin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : Essay 1 studies the redistributional effect of commodity taxes. In the recent literature commodity taxes have been shown to be far less regressive in relation to measures of lifetime resources than in relation to annual income. This suggests that commodity taxation might not have the adverse distributive effect previously believed. READ MORE

4. 7. Studies in growth and household allocation

   Author : Frida Widmalm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays.Essay 1 Using pooled cross-sectional data from 23 OECD countries, between 1965 and 1990, I find evidence that the tax structure affects economic growth. Specifically, the proportion of tax revenue raised by taxing personal income has a negative correlation with economic growth. READ MORE

5. 8. Distributional Side Effects of Tax Policies: An Analysis of Tax Avoidance and Congestion Tolls

   Author : Hanna Armelius; Lars Hultkrantz; Jonas Agell; Michael Lundholm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Congestion tolls; Tax avoidance; Income distribution; Distributional effects; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays.Essay 1This essay examines the effects of tax avoidance on saving and income distribution. In an intertemporal model taxes can be avoided through asset trade. We find that including an avoidance response to taxation will increase all the negative distortions of increased tax progressivity. READ MORE

6. 9. Demand, Competition and Redistribution in Swedish Dental Care

   Author : Gabriella Chirico Willstedt; Per Johansson; Erik Grönqvist; Tor Iversen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health; dental care; Grossman model; socioeconomic status; health disparities; social health gradient; competition in health care; public health insurance; dental care insurance; social insurance; redistribution.; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1: Individuals with higher socioeconomic status (SES) also tend to enjoy better health. Evidence from the economics literature suggests that a potential mechanism behind this “social health gradient” is that human capabilities, that form SES, also facilitate health-promoting behaviors. READ MORE

7. 10. Distributive justice and the welfare state

   Author : Andreas Bergh; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social ekonomi; Social economics; social insurance; welfare state; Redistribution; inequality;

   Abstract : This thesis is an attempt to generate knowledge about the justification, measurement and consequences of public redistribution. The first paper poses the following question: How much redistribution from working to non-working can be justified by arguing that external resources are owned jointly by all, or that ownership should ideally be divided equally? This question is analyzed using bargaining theory in a setting with two types who differ in production skill and consumption-leisure preferences. READ MORE