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We study optimal fiscal and redistributive policies in an open economy without commitment. Due to its redistributive motives, the government's incentive to default on its external debt is affected by inequality. We show that in equilibrium the economy endogenously fluctuates between two regimes....
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Recent quantitative studies predict large welfare gains from reducing tax distortions in a closed economy, despite costly transitional dynamics to more efficient tax systems. This paper examines transitional dynamics and gains of tax reforms for countries in a global economy, and provides...
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The theory of international macroeconomics shows that domestic tax policy in a global economy affects foreign economic conditions via complex, dynamic interactions through relative prices, tax revenues, and wealth distribution. This paper proposes a tractable quantitative framework for assessing...
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