Charities and the political support for estate taxation

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 115
Issue: 3
Pages: 423-426

Authors (3)

Casamatta, Georges (not in RePEc) Cremer, Helmuth (not in RePEc) Pestieau, Pierre (Université de Liège)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We explain why wealthy people often favor estate taxation, while wealthless people oppose it. Wealthy people devote part of their estate to charities. Estate taxation with tax breaks for charities increases contributions to an otherwise underprovided public good.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:115:y:2012:i:3:p:423-426
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25