Modeling Tax Distribution in Metropolitan Regions with PolicySpace
Table 2 . Compact Results of the Econometric Tests of the Tax Distribution Alternatives between APCs
Simul 1 Simul 2 Simul 3 Real 1 Real 2
ALTERNATIVE0 |
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[ True ] |
−0.01 *** |
0.01 *** |
−0.01 * |
−0.01 *** |
−0.01 *** |
( 0.00 ) ( 0.00 ) ( 0.01 ) ( 0.00 ) ( 0.00 )
MPF _ DISTRIBUTION |
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[ True ] |
0.02 *** |
0.01 *** |
0.02 ** |
0.02 *** |
0.02 *** |
( 0.00 ) ( 0.00 ) ( 0.01 ) ( 0.00 ) ( 0.00 ) Intercept 0.60 *** 0.9 0.73 *** 0.61 *** 0.02 ***
( 0.01 ) ( 0.64 ) ( 0.03 ) ( 0.01 ) ( 0.00 ) area . APC — — — — −0.00 ***
— — — — ( 0.00 ) pib . index — 0.00 ** 0 — —
— ( 0.00 ) ( 0.00 ) — — inflation — −1.55 11.31 *** — —
— ( 1.10 ) ( 3.15 ) — — ln . population . APC — — — 0.01 ***
— — — ( 0.00 )
number . municipality . |
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APC |
— |
−0.01 |
0 |
— |
0.00 ** |
— ( 0.01 ) ( 0.00 ) — ( 0.00 ) — — — — —
Log-likelihood |
506.85 |
510.85 |
267.02 |
260.65 |
260.65 |
R-squared Adj |
0.98 |
0.98 |
0.6 |
0.98 |
0.98 |
AIC |
−931.69 |
−929.7 |
−516.04 |
−477.31 |
−477.31 |
BIC |
−806.65 |
−789.41 |
−488.59 |
−424.9 |
−424.9 |
No . of observations |
156 |
156 |
156 |
80 |
80 |
* p < 0.10 , ** p < 0.05 , *** p < 0.01 . Standard errors in parentheses . |
restriction of opportunities . The understanding that such inequality affects the quality of life of the municipalities motivated us to investigate alternatives of tax distribution .
The analysis described in this paper allows us to suggest two central conclusions . The first is that the progressiveness of MPF is striking in the metropolitan regions and its mainte-
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