{"product_id":"tax-progressivity-and-income-inequality-hardback-9780521465434","title":"Tax Progressivity and Income Inequality (Hardback) 9780521465434","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTax Progressivity and Income Inequality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book contains nine research papers by economists on tax progressivity - how the tax burden is borne across income classes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoel Slemrod (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521465434, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 July 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages, 33 b\/w illus.  66 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.702 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The papers provide sufficient detail on methodology to be valuable to others wanting to work in the area, and are also accessible to a broader audience. The comments of the discussants add considerable value to the volume by providing alternative perspectives.  The inclusion of discussant comments and a summary of frequently insightful comments of attendees bring to mind Brookings volumes on public policy issues.  This volume should be of interest to a similar audience.\"   Gerald E. Austen, Journal of Economic Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book assembles nine papers on tax progressivity and its relationship to income inequality, written by leading public finance economists. The papers document the changes during the 1980s in progressivity at the federal, state, and local level in the US. One chapter investigates the extent to which the declining progressivity contributed to the well-documented increase in income inequality over the past two decades, while others investigate the economic impact and cost of progressive tax systems. Special attention is given to the behavioral response to taxation of high-income individuals, portfolio behavior, and the taxation of capital gains. The concluding set of essays addresses the contentious issue of what constitutes a 'fair' tax system, contrasting public attitudes towards alternative tax systems to economists' notions of fairness. Each essay is followed by remarks of a commentator plus a summary of the discussion among contributors.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Joel Slemrod\u003cbr\u003e 2. Trends in Federal tax progressivity, 1980–93 Richard Kasten, Frank Sammartino and Eric Toder\u003cbr\u003e Comments William G. Gale\u003cbr\u003e 3. The lifetime incidence of state and local taxes: measuring changes during the 1980s Gilbert Metcalf\u003cbr\u003e Comments Robert P. Inman\u003cbr\u003e 4. Trends in income inequality: the impact of, and implications for, tax policy Lynn A. Karoly\u003cbr\u003e Comments David M. Cutler\u003cbr\u003e 5. The efficiency cost of increased progressivity Robert K. Triest\u003cbr\u003e Comments Gary Burtless\u003cbr\u003e 6. On the high-income Laffer curve Joel Slemrod\u003cbr\u003e Comments C. Eugene Steuerle\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tax progressivity and household portfolios: descriptive evidence from the surveys of consumer finances John Karl Scholz\u003cbr\u003e Comments Roger H. Gordon\u003cbr\u003e 8. Progressivity of capital gains taxation with optimal portfolio selection Michael Haliassos and Andrew B. Lyon\u003cbr\u003e Comments James M. Poterba\u003cbr\u003e 9. Perceptions of fairness in the crucible of tax policy Steven M. Sheffrin\u003cbr\u003e Comments Jane G. Gravelle\u003cbr\u003e 10. Progressive taxation, equity and tax design Richard A. Musgrave\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Taxation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Taxation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Taxation%20%5BKFFD1%5D%22\"\u003eKFFD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005924888856,"sku":"9780521465434","price":111.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521465434i_c225b456-62fb-4370-868c-614d420984d6.jpg?v=1691382519","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tax-progressivity-and-income-inequality-hardback-9780521465434","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}