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Sofía Balladares
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PhD(c) at the University of Barcelona/Institut d'Economia de Barcelona | Inequality and Taxation | https://sites.google.com/view/sofiaballadares/home
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joelliambuehler.bsky.social
Ever wondered whether capital or labor income makes individuals move up the income ladder? So did my fantastic co-authors @marcoranaldi.bsky.social and @robertoiacono.org and I!

Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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fundacioieb.bsky.social
📃 IEB #WorkingPaper 2025/8 on #TaxSystems Analysis: “Fiscal Drag with Microsimulation: Evidence from Spanish Tax Records”

By ✍️ Sofía Balladares (@sofiaballadares.bsky.social), and Esteban García-Miralles ( @estebangmiralles.bsky.social)

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July 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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aeadata.bsky.social
We are seeing some impact on reproducibility efforts with the transition to the new US administration. For now, I suggest that you make backups of any data that required you to actively interact with the Federal government, as there may be a delay in response times.... #openscience
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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taxobservatory.bsky.social
📣 Call for Papers: submission deadline 14 Mar

Workshop on the Economics of Taxation
🗓️ 3-4 June
📍Barcelona

Topics: #CorporateTax, inequality, #OffshoreWealth & more

Keynotes: @dinapomeranz.bsky.social (University of Zurich) & Youssef Benzarti (UC Santa Barbara)

👉 taxobservatory.eu/event/worksh...
January 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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juanluisjimenez.bsky.social
Recordatorio: revisión de literatura académica sobre efectos desgravaciones fiscales a la vivienda concluye que:

1⃣Son regresivas (ayudan más a los más ricos).
2⃣Aumentan precios viviendas.
3⃣No mejora tasas propiedad viviendas.
4⃣Efectos negativos bienestar.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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irenevalmore.bsky.social
«El atractivo de la mano dura parece aumentar entre quienes nunca la experimentaron».
@elpais.com #Tribuna
December 20, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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omzidar.bsky.social
Pretty striking findings! www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/app/uploads/...
December 5, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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artolam.bsky.social
Este trabajo de @isabelmico.bsky.social es un gran avance para entender cómo funciona el Impuesto de Sucesiones en la práctica. Solo añadir que en otras CCAA sería imposible de hacer por la ausencia total de datos
December 3, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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miguelalmunia.bsky.social
En este artículo en @elpais.com hago algunas propuestas de reforma fiscal para España, pensando en recaudar mejor

elpais.com/opinion/2024...

Una de mis propuestas es eliminar algunos tipos reducidos del IVA y compensarlo con mayores transferencias directas a los hogares de menor renta. Hilo 🧵 1/6
El debate | ¿Hay margen para subir impuestos en España?
Continúa pendiente una verdadera reforma tributaria que asegure el Estado de bienestar. Pese a los cambios de los últimos años, los más recientes la semana pasada, la presión fiscal española sigue por...
elpais.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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theifs.bsky.social
NEW: The autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax.

So what are the changes, who will be affected and was the change a good idea?

Read the briefing by David Sturrock, Stuart Adam and @helenmiller.bsky.social
Inheritance tax and farms | Institute for Fiscal Studies
The autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax. What are the changes? Who will be affected? Was the change a good idea
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November 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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raulsanchezglez.bsky.social
1) 🏠Hoy vamos con una pequeña exclusiva en @eldiario.es. Revelamos los datos del parque de viviendas en manos de grandes tenedores (+10 inmuebles) y su distribución en cada municipio

En total, más de 1M de viviendas

Con @victriavic.bsky.social, @yulyjara.bsky.social y @davidnoriega.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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lisahanzl.bsky.social
I am very excited to share my #JMP with you all, which is titled:

"Unequal Access: How Public #Library Closures Affect Educational Performance". 📚

Together with Gregory Gilpin, I look at public library closures and how the loss of these public spaces impacts children in the United States. 1/5
November 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
sofiaballadares.bsky.social
Great paper. One key point: the share of the rich at top universities mirrors economic inequality. While the % of top 20% income students at elite colleges dropped after WWII, it has since risen, reaching levels last seen in the 1920s
dynarski.bsky.social Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Nov 18
Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research

Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it

www.nber.org/system/files...
The G.I. Bill, Standardized Testing, and Socioeconomic Origins of the U.S. Educational Elite Over a Century Ran Abramitzky, Jennifer K. Kowalski, Santiago Pérez, and Joseph Price NBER Working Paper No. 33164 November 2024 JEL No. 123, 124, N32 ABSTRACT We compile, transcribe, and standardize historical records for 2.5 million students at 65 elite (private and public) U.S. colleges. By combining these data with more recent survey and administrative data, we assemble the largest dataset on the socioeconomic backgrounds of students at American colleges spanning the last 100 years. We document the following: First, despite a large increase in the share of lower-income students in the overall college-going population, the representation of these students at elite private or public colleges has remained at similarly low levels throughout the last century. Second, the representation of upper-income students at elite colleges decreased after World War II, but this group has regained its high representation since the 1980s. Third, while there has been no increase in the economic diversity of elite private and public colleges, these colleges have become more racially and geographically diverse. Fourth, two major policy changes in the history of American higher education, namely the G.I. Bill after World War II and the introduction of standardized tests for admissions, had little success in increasing the representation of lower- and middle-income students at elite colleges.
November 18, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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theguardian.com
Be brave and impose minimum tax on world’s billionaires, urges Spanish minister
Be brave and impose minimum tax on world’s billionaires, urges Spanish minister
Carlos Cuerpo calls on G20 leaders to act and says election results show citizens want redistribution of wealth Spain’s economy minister has urged the world’s richest countries to “be brave” and redouble efforts to reach an agreement on a global minimum…
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November 18, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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andokl.bsky.social
Proud to have contributed to this incredible report on current issues in international tax www.taxobservatory.eu/publication/...
October 23, 2023 at 7:10 AM