Specific and Ad Valorem Taxation in Asymmetric Cournot Oligopolies

This paper compares ad valorem and specific taxes in asymmetric homogenous Cournot oligopolies with constant marginal costs. We show that for any given level of industry output, ad valorem taxes are superior to specific taxes in terms of revenue raised. If the tax rates are sufficiently high, for any given specific tax one can find an ad valorem tax that leads to greater tax revenue, consumer surplus, and industry profits. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Denicolo, Vincenzo ; Matteuzzi, Massimo
Published in:	International Tax and Public Finance. - Springer, ISSN 0927-5940. - Vol. 7.2000, 3, p. 335-342
Publisher:	Springer
Subject:	specific tax \| ad valorem tax \| cournot oligopoly \| welfare dominance

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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