3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Phase Transitions in Economic Inequality:Taxation and Extremal Replacement Dynamics
Lautaro Giordano, Sebastian Gonçalves, José Roberto Iglesias +1
We present a minimal agent-based model of interacting agents characterized by their wealth to study taxation and inequality in a non-conservative economy. Wealth evolves through an…
physics.soc-ph2025
The Inequity of Consumption-Based Tax Systems
Thiago Dias, José Roberto Iglesias, Sebastián Gonçalves
This study examines the lack of redistributive effectiveness of consumption-based tax systems with respect to social fairness. Through numerical simulations, we explore the wealth…
physics.soc-ph2024
Interplay of Reward and Size of Groups in the Optional Public Goods Game
Eduardo V. Stock, Pablo A. Valverde, Juan Carlos González-Avella +3
The Optional Public Goods Game is a three-strategy game in which an individual can play as a cooperator or defector or decide not to participate. Despite its simplicity, this model…