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Specialized theoretical and empirical research should in principle be embedded in a unified framework that identifies the relevant interactions among different phenomena, enables an appropriate matching of policy instruments to objectives, and grounds normative analysis in individuals' utilities...
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This Handbook entry presents a conceptual, normative overview of the subject of taxation. It emphasizes the relationships among the main functions of taxation—notably, raising revenue, redistributing income, and correcting externalities—and the mapping between these functions and various...
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Who will vote quadratically in large-N elections under quadratic voting (QV)? First, who will vote? Although the core …, voting behavior and outcomes would be determined predominately by social and psychological forces, would thereby exhibit few … that require a different research agenda to bring into focus. Some of our analysis also has implications for voting …
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Prominent theory research on voting uses models in which expected pivotality drives voters' turnout decisions and hence … determines voting outcomes. It is recognized, however, that such work is at odds with Downs's paradox: in practice, many … vanish and turnout is driven entirely by individuals' direct costs and benefits from the act of voting itself. Under certain …
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This essay revisits certain basic features of tax systems as they relate to redistribution. It focuses on how the … actual differences between proportional and graduated taxes with regard to redistribution diverge in important ways from what …
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Various economic literatures address the question whether first-best prescriptions for government policy require modification because redistributive income taxation distorts labor supply and cannot achieve the distributive ideal. Perhaps second-best rules for public goods provision, corrective...
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This article explores subjects in optimal income taxation characterized by recent research interest, practical importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout, the analysis highlights paths for further investigation....
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