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Public-Private Wage Differentials and Interactions Across Countries and Time

Author/Editor: Chadi Abdallah, David Coady, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul.

Release Date:March, 2023

We compile a novel database on average public and private sector wages and public-private wage differentials, which we use to analyze how average public-private wage differentials vary according to more...



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Social Versus Individual Work Preferences: Implications for Optimal Income Taxation

Author/Editor: Zhiyong An, David Coady.

Release Date:March, 2022

The benchmark optimal income taxation model of Mirrlees (1971) finds that the optimal marginal income tax rate (MIT) is always non-negative. A key model assumption is the coincidence between social more...



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Guaranteed Minimum Income Schemes in Europe: Landscape and Design

Author/Editor: David Coady, Samir Jahan, Baoping Shang, Riki Matsumoto.

Release Date:July, 2021

This paper provides an overview of the design of means-tested Guaranteed Minimum Income schemes, which constitute an important component of social protection systems in European countries. It more...



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Designing Fiscal Redistribution: The Role of Universal and Targeted Transfers

Author/Editor: David Coady, Nghia-Piotr Le.

Release Date:June, 2020

There is a growing debate on the relative merits of universal and targeted social assistance transfers in achieving income redistribution objectives. While the benefits of targeting are clear, i.e., more...



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Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Remain Large: An Update Based on Country-Level Estimates

Author/Editor: David Coady, Ian Parry, Nghia-Piotr Le, Baoping Shang.

Release Date:May, 2019

This paper updates estimates of fossil fuel subsidies, defined as fuel consumption times the gap between existing and efficient prices (i.e., prices warranted by supply costs, environmental costs, more...



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Fiscal Redistribution and Social Welfare

Author/Editor: David Coady, Devin D'Angelo, Brooks Evans.

Release Date:March, 2019

Fiscal policy is a key tool for achieving distributional objectives in advanced economies. This paper embeds the discussion of fiscal redistribution within the standard social welfare framework, more...



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Universal Basic Income in Developing Countries: Issues, Options, and Illustration for India

Author/Editor: David Coady, Delphine Prady.

Release Date:July, 2018

This paper discusses two common arguments for the adoption of a UBI; that it can be a more effective way of supporting low-income households when existing safety net programs are inefficient, and more...



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Income Inequality and Education Revisited : Persistence, Endogeneity, and Heterogeneity

Author/Editor: David Coady, Allan Dizioli.

Release Date:May, 2017

This paper presents new results on the relationship between income inequality and education expansion—that is, increasing average years of schooling and reducing inequality of schooling. When more...



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From Expenditure Consolidation to Expenditure Efficiency : Addressing Public Expenditure Pressures in Lithuania

Author/Editor: David Coady, Nan Geng.

Release Date:December, 2015

This paper reviews public expenditure in Lithuania to identify areas where deeper structural
 reforms may be warranted to improve spending efficiency and contain future spending
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The Unequal Benefits of Fuel Subsidies Revisited : Evidence for Developing Countries

Author/Editor: David Coady, Valentina Flamini, Louis Sears.

Release Date:November, 2015

Understanding who benefits from fuel price subsidies and the welfare impact of increasing
 fuel prices is key to designing, and gaining public support for, subsidy reform. This more...



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