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abstract: 'We examine how taxes and transfers affect the incomes of men and women.
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Using micro simulation and intra-household income splitting rules, we
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measure the differences in the level and composition of individual
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disposable income by gender in eight European countries covering various
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welfare regime types. We quantify the extent to which taxes and
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transfers can counterbalance the gender gap in earnings, as well as
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which policy instruments contribute most to reducing the gender income
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gap. We find that with the exception of old-age public pensions, all
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taxes and transfers significantly reduce gender income inequality but
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cannot compensate for high gender earnings gaps. Our findings suggest
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that gender income equality is more likely to be achieved by promoting
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the universal/dual breadwinner model, whereby women''s labour force
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participation and wages are on a par with men. To achieve this, men will
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likely need to work less and care more.'
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affiliation: 'Avram, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Essex, Inst Social \& Econ Res,
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Colchester, Essex, England.
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Avram, Silvia; Popova, Daria, Univ Essex, Inst Social \& Econ Res, Colchester, Essex,
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England.'
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article-number: '102644'
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author: Avram, Silvia and Popova, Daria
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author-email: 'savram@essex.ac.uk
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dpopova@essex.ac.uk'
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author_list:
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- family: Avram
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given: Silvia
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- family: Popova
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given: Daria
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102644
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earlyaccessdate: JAN 2022
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eissn: 1096-0317
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files: []
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issn: 0049-089X
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journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
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keywords: 'Gender inequality; Income distribution; Welfare state; Social policy;
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Europe'
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keywords-plus: 'WITHIN-HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY; MOTHERHOOD; POLICIES; POVERTY;
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ALLOCATION; EARNINGS; REGIMES; MONEY'
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language: English
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month: FEB
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number-of-cited-references: '54'
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orcid-numbers: 'Avram, Silvia/0000-0003-3586-2842
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Popova, Daria/0000-0002-3055-0551'
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papis_id: 5e0ba5c6e6abd8c447cafb4c8cd8319a
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ref: Avram2022dotaxes
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researcherid-numbers: Popova, Daria/L-9864-2015
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times-cited: '5'
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title: Do taxes and transfers reduce gender income inequality? Evidence from eight
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European welfare states
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000749413700009
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '23'
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volume: '102'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2022'
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