The efficient side of progressive income taxation

被引:38
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作者
Corneo, G
机构
[1] Univ Osnabruck, Dept Econ, D-49069 Osnabruck, Germany
[2] Ctr Econ Policy Res, London SW1Y 6LA, England
[3] CESifo, Munich, Germany
[4] IZA, Bonn, Germany
关键词
progressive income tax; inequality; social status;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00162-3
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper examines allocative properties of progressive income taxation when individuals care about their relative income. It shows that introducing a progressive income tax can yield a Pareto improvement if pre-tax income is evenly distributed. Implementing undistorted choices of working hours requires a progressive tax schedule, and the optimal degree of progressivity decreases with pre-tax income inequality. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1359 / 1368
页数:10
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