Optimal Taxation with Cournot Oligopoly

Abstract This paper studies optimal linear taxation in a general equilibrium model with Cournot oligopoly. The main result is the following. With imperfect competition the tendency toward "inverse elasticities" tax rules will be weakened and may even be reversed. That is, an upward sloping relationship may exist between an industry's optimal tax rate and its own-price elasticity of demand, unlike the perfectly competitive case.

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Reinhorn, Leslie J.
Published in:	The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. - De Gruyter, ISSN 1935-1682, ZDB-ID 2268326-4. - Vol. 5.2005, 1
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Subject:	Optimal taxation \| Cournot oligopoly

Online Resource

Check full text access |

More access options

Check Google Scholar

In libraries world-wide (WorldCat)

In German libraries (KVK)

subito order

I need help

More details

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1515/1538-0637.1165 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014586792