Tax Efficiency in an Open Economy /

This note assesses the relative efficiency of different tax bases in an open economy. If terms of trade effects are large, lump-sum taxation may be inferior to distortionary consumption or wage taxes. This result is demonstrated analytically using a simple neoclassical model. An overlapping generati...

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Autor principal: Pujol, Thierry
Otros Autores: Perraudin, W.
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1990/094
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF