The Distributional Impact of Public Goods Provision: A Veil of Ignorance Approach

Thum, Claudio; Weichenrieder, Alfons

doi:10.2139/ssrn.196248

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The Distributional Impact of Public Goods Provision: A Veil of Ignorance Approach

Claudio Thum

University of Munich, CES; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research)

University of Frankfurt - Chair of Public Finance; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research); Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

November 22, 1999

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This paper considers the redistribution implied by different tax-benefit systems by using the 'veil of ignorance' approach. Redistribution from rich to poor is interpreted as an insurance from a (hypothetical) ex ante situation in which individuals lack any knowledge about their future income situation. Taking redistribution and insurance as synonymous, the paper derives cases of redistributionally neutral systems of taxation and public good provision.

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JEL Classification: H23, D30, H41

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Date posted: December 2, 1999

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Thum, Claudio and Weichenrieder, Alfons J., The Distributional Impact of Public Goods Provision: A Veil of Ignorance Approach (November 22, 1999). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=196248 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.196248

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Claudio Thum (Contact Author) University of Munich, CES ( email ) Schackstr. 4 Department of Economics 80539 Munich Germany 49 89 2180 3104 (Phone) 49 89 39 73 03 (Fax) HOME PAGE: http://www.CESifo.de
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) Poschinger Str. 5 Munich, DE-81679 Germany
Alfons J. Weichenrieder University of Frankfurt - Chair of Public Finance ( email ) Mertonstr. 17 P.O. Box 11932 60054 Frankfurt (Main) Germany HOME PAGE: http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb02/weichenrieder/
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) ( email ) Poschinger Str. 5 Munich, DE-81679 Germany
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration ( email ) Augasse 2-6 Vienna, Wien A-1090 Austria

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The Distributional Impact of Public Goods Provision: A Veil of Ignorance Approach

Claudio Thum

Alfons J. Weichenrieder

Date posted: December 2, 1999

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Claudio Thum (Contact Author)

Alfons J. Weichenrieder