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Tax compliance and wealth inequality.
- Source :
- Applied Economics Letters; Jun2020, Vol. 27 Issue 11, p899-903, 5p, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In this work, we theoretically approach optimal taxing in a public good provision context in a society where wealth is Pareto distributed. Our main result shows that high levels of wealth inequality yield lower levels of tax compliance and, consequently, lower provision of public goods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TAXPAYER compliance
INCOME inequality
WEALTH tax
PUBLIC goods
TAX evasion
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13504851
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Economics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143635955
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2019.1646859