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Table 6 Alternative (revenue neutral) taxation systems: differences from the benchmark model

From: Taxation and female labor supply in Italy

 

Total

 

Unmarried women

Unmarried men

 

Married women

 

Married men

 

Married women

             

Inelastic husband’s labor supply

Taxation

Women

Men

    

With

Without

 

With

Without

 

With

Without

System

      

children

children

 

children

children

 

children

children

Participation Rate

              

Joint Tax

-0.48

-0.94

 

-0.69

+0.10

 

-0.58

+0.14

 

-2.71

+0.44

 

-3.58

+0.51

Working Tax Credit

+1.61

-1.53

 

-1.51

-2.79

 

+3.06

+1.11

 

+0.06

-1.39

 

+0.56

+0.06

Gender-Based Tax

+0.89

-4.0

 

+2.15

-0.83

 

-0.30

+4.65

 

-9.97

+2.64

 

+0.32

+4.0

Employment Rate: Part-time

              

Joint Tax

-4.27

-0.03

 

-1.90

-0.28

 

-5.36

-2.74

 

+0.37

+0.26

 

-1.87

-0.51

Working Tax Credit

+2.63

+0.92

 

-0.48

-0.07

 

+1.87

+1.46

 

+2.38

+0.38

 

+0.60

+0.55

Gender-Based Tax

-3.82

+0.36

 

-1.06

+0.11

 

-5.02

-2.02

 

+0.50

+1.63

 

-1.52

-0.51

Employment Rate: Full-time

              

Joint Tax

+5.84

-1.21

 

-0.92

-0.13

 

+2.72

+1.70

 

-2.55

-1.28

 

+0.25

+0.77

Working Tax Credit

-2.40

-2.48

 

-2.72

-2.92

 

-1.43

-1.91

 

-2.15

-1.73

 

+0.05

-0.18

Gender-Based Tax

+7.38

-4.17

 

+2.53

-1.0

 

+0.96

+3.44

 

-9.24

-1.25

 

+1.68

+2.10

  1. Source: Authors’ computations from EU-SILC data (2007-2011).