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作者：Berk, JB
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Berkeley; National Bureau of Economic Research
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作者：Viscusi, WK; Hamilton, JT
作者单位：Harvard University; Duke University
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作者：Lin, JYF; Tan, GF
作者单位：Peking University; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; University of British Columbia
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作者：Ravallion, M; Jalan, J
作者单位：The World Bank
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作者：Mitra, D
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida International University
摘要：This paper provides a theory of lobby formation within a framework in which trade policy is determined through political contributions. Under certain conditions, free trade turns out to be an equilibrium outcome either when the government has a high affinity for political contributions or when it cares a great deal about social welfare. Moreover, greater inequality in asset distribution results in a greater number of lobbies and, in most cases, more protection for each of these lobbies. Furthe...
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作者：Altig, D; Carlstrom, CT
作者单位：Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - Cleveland
摘要：In this paper we study the quantitative impact of marginal tax rates on the distribution of income. Our methodology builds on computable general-equilibrium framework. We find that distortions from marginal tax rate changes of the sort implied by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 have sizable effects on income inequality in a reasonably quantified life-cycle setting: In our model rate changes alone capture half the increase in the pretax Gini that actually occurred between 1984 and 1989. (JEL C68, D3...
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作者：Sen, A
作者单位：University of Cambridge
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作者：Jones, CI
作者单位：Stanford University
