Title of article
Consumption and wage taxes when household size matters
Author/Authors
Wigger، نويسنده , , Berthold U. Wigger، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1997
Pages
4
From page
139
To page
142
Abstract
Standard life cycle models recommend consumption rather than wage taxes in order to limit the welfare losses incurred by taxation. However, as this note points out, the superiority of consumption over wage taxes disappears if household size is considered.
Keywords
Consumption and wage taxes , Household size , Life cycle hypothesis
Journal title
Economics Letters
Serial Year
1997
Journal title
Economics Letters
Record number
434261
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