Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?
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چکیده
This paper analyzes whether taxation can be successfully used to reduce the incidence of labor informality and achieve higher equality in a globalized economy. To this purpose, it develops two-area model: developed country an emerging country. The two areas differ according size informal sector, which is characterized by more flexible market lower productivity. illustrate potential role achieving fair income distribution, introduces trade shock simulate effects liberalization. Trade expansion has often been blamed for leading sector widening wage disparities. In context, budget-neutral tax reform – switching burden from payroll taxes paid firms operating formal consumption mitigate possible adverse liberalization support formalization. are seen context trade-offs between growth, formality equity. analysis suggests that small improvements formalization, resulting reform, come at cost inequality. low-quality jobs, policy interventions should go hand with effective social protection systems laws.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Economics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2542-6869', '2110-7017']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2022.06.003