Collection Lags and the Optimal Inflation Tax : A Reconsideration /

The observation that collection lags combine with inflation to erode fiscal revenues has long been a strong argument against seigniorage (Tanzi (1978)). However, with the exception of Dixit (1991), who used a general equilibrium model to reject this argument, the optimal tax literature has not analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tijerina, Jose
Other Authors: Mourmouras, Alex
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1993.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1993/060
Online Access:Full text available on IMF