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TAXATION AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
Chapter 14
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Vocabulary
Statutory Incidence
Economic Incidence
Tax Shifting
Partial Equilibrium Models
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Tax Analysis – use of economic theory to analyze impact of taxes
Equity and Efficiency – how do taxes affect the distribution of income, how do taxes affect economic efficiency
Statutory Incidence - who is legally responsible for tax (who writes the check)
Economic Incidence – whose purchasing power is reduced by the tax
Tax Shifting – extent that statutory and economic incidence differ
Partial Equilibrium Models- look at a single market, appropriate when market for commodity is small relative to economy
Tax Incidence: General Remarks
Only people can bear taxes
Functional distribution of income
Size distribution of income
Both sources and uses of income should be considered
Incidence depends on how prices are determined
Incidence depends on the disposition of tax revenues
Balanced-Budget tax incidence
Differential tax incidence
Lump-sum tax
Absolute tax incidence
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Tax Progressiveness Can Be Measured in Several Ways
Average tax rate versus marginal tax rate
Proportional tax system
Progressive tax system
Regressive tax system
Tax Liabilities under a hypothetical tax system
Income Tax Liability Average Tax Rate Marginal Tax Rate
$2,000 -$200 -0.10 0.2
3,000 0 0 0.2
5,000 400 0.08 0.2
10,000 1,400 0.14 0.2
30,000 5,400 0.18 0.2
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Tax scheme depicted – Tax = 0.20*(Income - $3,000)
Measuring How Progressive a Tax System Is
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Measuring How Progressive a Tax System is – A Numerical Example
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Partial Equilibrium Models
Models that study only one market and ignore possible spillover effects on other markets
Economic incidence depends on:
Elasticities of Supply and Demand
Tax Salience: the extent to which a tax rate is made prominent to a taxpayer
Economic incidence does not depend on whether it is levied on Consumers or Producers.
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Before Tax After Tax
Consumers Pay
Suppliers Receive
$1.