In this empirical study we assess both linear and nonlinear relationship between total taxation and several tax items … evaluate the effects of taxation on economic growth for both short and long run perspectives, and to find optimal tax threshold … values. We obtain evidence of nonlinear relationships between all tax items, except for corporate income taxation, as well as …

This paper aims to assess tax policy reforms that can sustain universal basic income programs and foster long … increasing the tax base or reducing public spending. First, under normal circumstances, universal basic income funded by … welfare analysis confirms that, universal basic income funded by the increase in tax on capital gains and the increase in tax …

We investigate the relation between changes in tax composition and long-run economic growth using a new dataset … 20 years of observations on total tax revenue during the period 1970-2009-21 high-income, 23 middle-income and 25 low …-income countries. To our knowledge this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dataset on tax composition and growth. We find that …

This paper examines the relationship between tax structures and economic growth by entering indicators of the tax … growth than taxes on consumption and property. More precisely, the findings allow the establishment of a ranking of tax …-oriented tax reform would be to shift part of the revenue base towards recurrent property and consumption taxes and away from …

This paper evaluates optimal public investment and fiscal policy for countries characterized by limited tax and debt … effective tax rate. We show how persistent differences in growth rates across countries could stem from differential public … constant in the economy with or without a binding constraint on tax revenues as a share of GDP current non-durable public goods …