Average marginal tax rates in the UK economy

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2004
Volume: 36
Issue: 21
Pages: 2369-2372

Authors (2)

Eon-Seon Rym (not in RePEc) Faik Koray (Louisiana State University)

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

Using a known methodology, this paper calculates the average tax rate (ATR) and three different average marginal tax rate (AMTR) measures for the UK. The three different AMTR measures are greater than the ATR in the same year because of the progressive tax system in the UK. Barro's AMTR measure weighted by total income is greater than Barro's AMTR measure weighted by number of returns because of the unequal distribution of income, and Barro's AMTR measure weighted by total income exceeds Seater's AMTR measure because total income before tax in Seater's AMTR measure is greater than total income after tax in Barro's AMTR measure.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:36:y:2004:i:21:p:2369-2372
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25