The paper studies the dynamic welfare and macroeconomic effects of a revenue-neutral strategy of offsetting tariff reductions with increases in destination-based consumption taxes. To this end, we employ a dynamic general equilibrium model of a small open developing economy, featuring endogenous...

I study the transitional welfare effects of a budget neutral reform in a small open economy with overlapping generations and age-dependent mortality. The reform eliminates the capital income tax and replaces it with a consumption tax. I simulate the model for Chile and calculate lifetime welfare...

This paper shows that a small open economy should levy positive source-based taxes on capital income to fight involuntary unemployment and increase welfare. A revenue-neutral tax reform which increases the capital tax rate and reduces the labour tax rate will induce firms to substitute labour...

We study fiscal devaluation in a small-open economy with labor market search frictions. Our analysis shows the key role of both dimensions in shaping the optimal tax scheme. By reducing labor market distortions, the tax reform is welfare-improving. Yet, as it makes imports more expensive, fiscal...

An Hand eines OLG-Modells vom Auerbach-Kotlikoff-Typ werden in dieser Arbeit die gesamtwirtschaftlichen Wirkungen einer ökologischen Steuerreform untersucht. Das Aufkommen aus einer indirekten Steuer auf den Umweltverbrauch wird zur Senkung der Beiträge zur Sozialversicherung verwendet. Es...