We consider the issue of steady-state optimal factor taxation in a Ramsey-type dynamic general equilibrium setting with two distinct distortions: i) taxes on capital and labour are the only available tax instruments for raising revenues, and ii) labour markets are subject to a static...

Die Analyse von Steuerwirkungen in konkreten Wachstumsmodellen ist ein noch vergleichsweise junges Forschungsfeld. Ziel des Buches ist es zu zeigen, dass mit dem Mitte der 80er Jahre von Hans-Werner Sinn entwickelten Modell ein Referenzrahmen für die Wachstumsanalyse von Steuern vorgelegt...

This paper proposes a growth-oriented dual-income tax by combining an allowance for corporate equity with a broadly defined flat tax on personal capital income. Revenue losses are compensated by an increase in the value added tax. The paper demonstrates the neutrality properties of the reform...

This paper proposes a growth-oriented dual-income tax by combining an allowance for corporate equity with a broadly defined flat tax on personal capital income. Revenue losses are compensated by an increase in the value added tax. The paper demonstrates the neutrality properties of the reform...