Optimal Commodity Taxation and Redistribution within Households
Using a collective model of consumption, we characterize optimal commodity taxes aimed at targeting specific individuals within the household. The main message is that distortionary indirect taxation can circumvent the agency problem of the household. Essentially, taxation should discourage less the...
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| Main Author: |
Bargain, Olivier
Donni, Olivier |
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| Format: | Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Place of publication: |
2011 |
| Related: |
THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Data of publication: | 2011 |
| Series: |
THEMA Working Papers |
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| Online Access: | available in Bonn? |
| Database: | RePEc RePEc IDEAS Database information Databases - DBIS |