The public finance literature demonstrates the equivalence between consumption and labor income (wage) taxes. We construct an environment in which individuals make real labor-leisure choices and spend their earned income on real goods. We use this experimental framework to test whether a labor...

This paper discusses how the effects of taxes on economic behavior are important for revenue estimation, for calculating efficiency effects, and for understanding short-term macroeconomoic consequences. The primary focus is on taxes on labor income but some attention is given to taxes on income...

In Zeiten, in denen in zunehmendem Maße über eine «zu hohe» Steuerlast geklagt wird, gewinnen legale und illegale Formen des Steuerwiderstandes an praktischer und auch wissenschaftlicher Bedeutung. Die hier untersuchte mißbräuchliche Steuerumgehung ist als vom Gesetzeswortlaut, nicht...

We test the equivalence of income and consumption taxes through a choice experiment. Under a given set of income and consumption parameters, subjects were asked to choose among an income tax of 20%, a consumption tax of 25% (which is an equivalent tax burden), a consumption tax of 22%, and a...