Political economy of Ramsey taxation

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Public Economics
Year: 2011
Volume: 95
Issue: 7
Pages: 467-475

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

We study the dynamic taxation of capital and labor in the Ramsey model under the assumption that taxes and public good provision are decided by a self-interested politician who cannot commit to policies. We show that, as long as the politician is as patient as the citizens, the Chamley–Judd result of zero long-run taxes holds. In contrast, if the politician is less patient than the citizens, the best (subgame perfect) equilibrium from the viewpoint of the citizens involves long-run capital taxation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:pubeco:v:95:y:2011:i:7:p:467-475
Journal Field
Public
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24