Taxes and income distribution in Chile: Some unpleasant redistributive arithmetic

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-192

  Engel, Eduardo M R A ^a,b   Galetovic, Alexander ^a   Raddatz, Claudio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Income distribution; Progressivity; Taxes

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

CHILE;

EID: 0032791428     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(99)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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