Growth, income taxes and consumption aspirations

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 113
Issue: 3
Pages: 221-224

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In a Barro-type economy with exogenous consumption aspirations, raising income taxes favors growth even in the presence of lump-sum taxes. Such a policy is compatible with the behavior of private consumption, income taxes and growth rates observed in actual economies.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:113:y:2011:i:3:p:221-224
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25