Limberg, Julian
What's fair? preferences for tax progressivity in the wake of the financial crisis / Julian Limberg .-- , 2020
Bibliografía
Progressive taxation is an effective redistributive tool in times of growing inequality. However, like all public policies, an increase in tax progressivity is unlikely if it lacks popular demand. Has the financial crisis affected the demand for progressive taxation? Building on research that has identified fairness beliefs as the main factor pushing for taxes on the rich, I argue that the Great Recession and states' reactions to it have caused a general shift in tax policy preferences. As a consequence, demand for tax progressivity is higher in crisis countries. Multilevel analyses using survey data for 32 countries show support for my argument. These findings have important implications for our understanding of the politics of redistribution in the 21 st century.
IMPUESTOS
PROGRESIVIDAD
JUSTICIA TRIBUTARIA
CRISIS FINANCIERA
Journal of Public Policy0143-814Xvolume 40, issue 2, june 2020
What's fair? preferences for tax progressivity in the wake of the financial crisis / Julian Limberg .-- , 2020
Bibliografía
Progressive taxation is an effective redistributive tool in times of growing inequality. However, like all public policies, an increase in tax progressivity is unlikely if it lacks popular demand. Has the financial crisis affected the demand for progressive taxation? Building on research that has identified fairness beliefs as the main factor pushing for taxes on the rich, I argue that the Great Recession and states' reactions to it have caused a general shift in tax policy preferences. As a consequence, demand for tax progressivity is higher in crisis countries. Multilevel analyses using survey data for 32 countries show support for my argument. These findings have important implications for our understanding of the politics of redistribution in the 21 st century.
IMPUESTOS
PROGRESIVIDAD
JUSTICIA TRIBUTARIA
CRISIS FINANCIERA
Journal of Public Policy0143-814Xvolume 40, issue 2, june 2020