The Laffer curve revisited
Laffer curves for the US, the EU-14 and individual European countries are compared, using a neoclassical growth model featuring “constant Frisch elasticity” (CFE) preferences. New tax rate data is provided. The US can maximally increase tax revenues by 30% with labor taxes and 6% with capital taxes. We obtain 8% and 1% for the EU-14. There, 54% of a labor tax cut and 79% of a capital tax cut are self-financing. The consumption tax Laffer curve does not peak. Endogenous growth and human capital accumulation affect the results quantitatively. Household heterogeneity may not be important, while transition matters greatly.
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2011
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Authors: | Trabandt, Mathias ; Uhlig, Harald |
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Journal of Monetary Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0304-3932. - Vol. 58.2011, 4, p. 305-327
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Elsevier |
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