Redistributive properties of progressive taxation (Q579111)

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    1987
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    This note generalizes an equivalence between progressive taxation and the Lorenz-dominance ordering. The results are quite general, allowing for both non-differentiable tax functions and negative taxes.
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    starshaped functions
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    progressive taxation
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    Lorenz-dominance ordering
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