The Redistribution of Income in Canada

This original study challenges the widely held belief that government policies to redistribute income have made Canada a more egalitarian state. The author bases his conclusions on extensive documentation of the real effect of changes in taxes, transfers, and government expenditures. Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface I. The Redistribution of Income in Canada: Introduction II. The Framework: Fiscal Incidence in an Open Economy Introduction The methodological framework The income concept Conclusions III. Tax Incidence: The Effect of Taxes on the Distribution of Income Selection of taxes The shifting assumptions Empirical results Conclusions IV. The Incidence of Public Expenditures: The Effect of Government Expenditures on the Distribution of Income Introduction Selection of public expenditures The distributional implications of public expenditures Empirical results Conclusions V. Fiscal Incidence: The Redistribution of Income in Canada, 1969 Difficulties of methodology and interpretation Empirical results Conclusions VI. The Redistribution of Income in Canada, 1961-1976 Introduction Income redistribution in Canada, 1961 The change in income redistribution in Canada, 1961-1969 Income redistribution in Canada, 1969-1976 Conclusions VII. Summary and Conclusions Notes List of Tables and Charts