Subsidies versus Public Provision of Private Goods as Instruments for Redistribution

B-Tier
Journal: Scandanavian Journal of Economics
Year: 1998
Volume: 100
Issue: 3
Pages: 545-564

Authors (3)

Robin Boadway (Queen's University) Maurice Marchand (not in RePEc) Motohiro Sato (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

The literatures on differential commodity taxes and on quantity controls to supplement income taxation have developed separately. This paper combines these two strands in the standard framework of optimal non‐linear income taxation. We use a model with two types of households where the government has access to both subsidy policy and public provision of a good substitutable for leisure, and ouseholds can supplement the publicity provided good from the market. We present conditions under which policy should involve one or both of these two instruments alongside income taxation. The model is extended to many ability types.

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RePEc Handle
repec:bla:scandj:v:100:y:1998:i:3:p:545-564
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24