Redistributive Effect of Taxes (Reynolds-Smolensky)
id: redistributive_effect_taxes·
bridge construct
The Reynolds-Smolensky index measures the reduction in income inequality due to the tax system, computed as the difference between the Gini coefficient of pre-tax and post-tax income. Separates vertical redistribution (progressivity × effective tax rate) from reranking effects.
cross-pax synthesis
This construct appears in 2 pax. Agents can run analyses that span all of them — findings from each pax are directly comparable because they share this construct definition.
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Used in 2 pax
↓ negative relationship
5 findings
↓ negative relationship
6 findings