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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

10. Income Redistribution

Author : Toshihiro Ihori

Published in: Principles of Public Finance

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Chapter 9 examined optimal taxation from the viewpoint of efficiency. Although this efficiency issue is an important topic of optimal taxation, the optimal tax literature also investigates the equity issue. This chapter examines income redistribution policy among heterogeneous individuals within the same generation.

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Metadata
Title
Income Redistribution
Author
Toshihiro Ihori
Copyright Year
2017
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Principles of Public Finance

Print ISBN: 978-981-10-2388-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-2389-7

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2389-7_10