Tax Expenditures and Female Labour Force Participation
Agustin Redonda,
Jacob Bastian,
Amina Ebrahim,
Nora Lustig and
Miranda Stewart | 4 October 2022
Fiscal,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Employment,
Fiscal Policy,
Tax Expenditures The gender gap in labour force participation (LFP) has been a long-standing issue worldwide. On average, female LFP is currently 25 percentage points below men’s. The impact of the COVID19 pandemic has widened the gap since women have been hit harder by the crisis.. The
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Taxation in Aging Societies – Increasing the Effectiveness and Fairness of Pension Systems
Agustin Redonda,
Vincenzo Galasso,
Mark Mazur,
Miranda Stewart and
Matthew Whittaker | 27 March 2019
Fiscal,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Inequality,
Pensions,
Tax Expenditures Population aging is accelerating worldwide and has significant socio-economic implications, including a decline in the size of the labour force, an increase in the age-dependency ratio and a redistribution of income and wealth. Hence, the redesign of pension systems has become a priority. Taxation is
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