Negative income tax and universal basic income in the eyes of Aiyagari

Negative Income Tax Plan

Income Tax Buyouts and Income Tax Evasion

A tax buyout is a contract between tax authorities and a tax payer which reduces the marginal income tax rate in exchange for a lump-sum payment. While previous contributions have focussed on labour supply, we consider the interaction with tax evasion and show that a buyout can increase expected tax revenues. This will be the case if (1) the audit probability is constant and the penalty for eva...

The Asymetric Effect of Tax on Income Distribution in Iran

  Abstract The main purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between “direct and indirect taxes” and “inequality of income distribution” in Iran. So, we have used annual time series data of the direct taxes to GDP ratio, indirect taxes to GDP ratio, and the Gini coefficient during 1982-2014. The results of the threshold unit root tests with an asymmetric adjustment show that all va...

Administrative Aspects of a Negative Income Tax

In recent years, there has been growing discontent with the nation's welfare programs. The resulting discussions have produced a broad range of criticisms. It is said that present programs do not reach all of the poor; that benefits are too small for many of those who receive them; that eligibility tests are demeaning and incentives for self-betterment are stifled, with the result.that too many...

Analysis of the Effect of Financial Policy (Income Tax) on Income Distribution in Iran with ARDL Approach

Economic justice and equitable distribution of income, along with important issues such as economic growth and development, the reduction of inflation and unemployment, have always been of concern to economists. Fair distribution of income and reduction of income inequality in society, and the identification of factors affecting income inequality to make the right policy are necessary and obvio...