This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the best way to reduce the tax burden on the production sector in Brazil, by simulating an overlapping generations model calibrated to the country's economy. Our focus is on the comparison of the macroeconomic and welfare impacts brought about by...

Cascading taxes are responsible in Brazil for almost 25% of total revenue raised by the three levels of government. This is harmful to the country's economic performance and to her international trade balance. In this paper, the sectoral burdens of Brazilian cascading social contributions, as...

Globalization and regional economic integration have increased factor mobility and have reduced commercial barriers among countries. In this context, tax competition among national (subnational) governments to attract factors of production and consumers to their respective jurisdictions became...