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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"horizontal equity"”.
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Equity in Texas Public Education Facilities Funding
… equitable in the state of Texas. In this study, equity values were framed around three equity concepts established in school funding equity literature. These three concepts were (1) horizontal equity defined as the equal treatment of equals, (2) vertical equity defined as the unequal treatment of …
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Equity in Mississippi: a Study of Public School Funding
This quantitative study analyzes the level of equity of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program funding formula through an analysis of the base per-pupil per district allocation system. This study researches the levels of horizontal equity, vertical equity, and fiscal neutrality in relation to …
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Socioeconomic inequalities in Zambia's public health care delivery system
… of different socioeconomic status while equity is taken to mean that individuals in equal need of health care should use the same amount of care, irrespective of their socioeconomic status. Using the above definitions, this thesis, examines equity/inequality in the utilization of public …
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Decentralisation and Financial Peformance: A Comparative Analysis of Local Governments' Financial Sustainability in Tanzania
… to succeed, especially in enhancing horizontal equity and public services in general. Specifically, the study attempts to: (i) assess and explain variations in financial sustainability across LGAs (ii) explore consequences of financial difficulties whenever they arise in the course of …
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Historical review of financial equity in Missouri : 1993 foundation formula and amendments
… Funding Formula and subsequent revisions on the equity of statewide educational funding. This research considered the revenue per student per penny of property tax levy, the revenue per student, and the legislative decision to guarantee a minimum (hold harmless) payment per student to analyze …
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Owner-occupied housing taxation: an equity evaluation of the UK and US tax systems.
This research identifies and quantifies horizontal and vertical inequities resulting from selected owner-occupied housing tax policies though micro-simulation. The simulations are spread sheet constructions underpinned by the respective UK and US tax systems. Within each country-specific simulation …
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Public transit planning with consideration to equity: A Utility Modelling Approach
… From a mathematical perspective, distributive equity is extremely complex due to the complexity of the decision parameters, and almost all of the studies that have explored this subject quantify the aftermath of the distribution of impacts rather than define ways to make the distribution …
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Socioeconomic inequalities and inequities in the screening and treatment of diabetes and hypertension in Kenya
… rise in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs). Equity in the utilisation of screening and treatment services for NCDs is important in reducing associated disease burden. For instance, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 that aims to reduce by one-third premature NCDs mortality, has adopted …
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An investigative discussion on the feasibility of an annual wealth tax in South Africa: are South African taxpayers ready for a wealth tax?
… tax system such as simplicity, efficiency and equity and this dissertation assesses whether the wealth tax aligns with these ideals and investigates whether it would be fair to implement this tax as per the principles of vertical and horizontal equity. As mentioned above, South Africa already …
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THREE ESSAYS ON PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION
… assessment is widely believed to undermine equity and cost efficiency in administering the property tax. This essay first tests the effect of frequent mass appraisal on assessment uniformity, using exogenous variations in the timing of reassessment across assessing jurisdictions in Virginia. …
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Explorations of structure and choice in taxing capital gains: New Zealand tax experts' perspectives
… with the benefits derived from the gains in horizontal equity through adopting a CGT. This study has identified several important policy issues and reviewed their implication for the adoption of a CGT in New Zealand. The finding of the study revealed that the tax experts strongly supported …
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An Historical Analysis of Fiscal Equity in the Commonwealth of Virginia: 2004-2018
This research examines the horizontal and vertical equity of public school funding in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2004 to 2018. This study analyzed and measured the horizontal and vertical equity funding allocations across each reporting division in the Commonwealth of Virginia from FY2004 to …
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Development of context-sensitive accessibility indicators: a GIS-based modelling approach for Cape Town
… drivers of accessibility and evaluate equity in the distribution of accessibility benefits for various population groups in Cape Town. In the study, transport network data of Cape Town are utilised to develop GIS-based indicators of network access and origin accessibility to various …