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Kakwani progressivity index: a standalone construct

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Public finance

a measure of tax progressivity based on how the concentration of tax payments differs from the inequality of pre-tax income.

In public finance, Kakwani progressivity index refers to a measure of tax progressivity based on how the concentration of tax payments differs from the inequality of pre-tax income. This meaning comes from Kakwani (1977) in The Economic Journal.[1]

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References

Kakwani, N. C. (1977). Measurement of Tax Progressivity: An International Comparison. The Economic Journal, 87(345), 71. https://doi.org/10.2307/2231833

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