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La regla del impuesto óptimo en presencia del uso del tiempo. Una aplicación utilizando datos de México

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  • Lim, Jean

    (Instituto de Finanzas de Corea)

  • Rodríguez-Zamora, Carolina

    (Banco de México)

Abstract

We study the implications for the optimal taxation problem when allowing the possibility of substitution between market goods and time. We find that the higher the elasticity of substitution between market goods and time in a given home production activity, the lower the tax rate on such market goods should be. We advance existing literature in two dimensions. First, we express the Ramsey rule in terms of elasticities of substitution, which are easier to estimate. This extends the scope of applications of the Ramsey rule in policy issues. Second, we illustrate the proposed optimal tax rule by estimating the corresponding elasticities of substitution using Mexican data. According to the model and the data, the optimal value added tax structure for Mexico in 2002 would have been a 7% tax rate on food and 5.5% tax rate on all other market goods.// En este artículo se estudian las implicaciones de permitir la sustitución entre bienes de mercado y tiempo en el problema del impuesto óptimo. Se observa que cuanto mayor sea la elasticidad de sustitución entre bienes de mercado y tiempo en una determinada actividad, menor debería ser la tasa de impuesto óptima sobre los bienes de mercado. Este artículo contribuye con la literatura existente en dos dimensiones. En primer lugar, expresa la regla de Ramsey en términos de elasticidades de sustitución, que son más fáciles de estimar. Esto amplía el ámbito de aplicaciones de la regla de Ramsey en cuestiones de política. En segundo lugar, ilustra la regla de impuesto óptimo propuesta estimando las elasticidades de sustitución correspondientes utilizando datos de México. De acuerdo con el modelo y los datos, el impuesto al valor agregado óptimo de México en el año 2002 habría sido una tasa impositiva de 7% en los alimentos y de 5.5% en el resto de los bienes de mercado

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  • Lim, Jean & Rodríguez-Zamora, Carolina, 2015. "La regla del impuesto óptimo en presencia del uso del tiempo. Una aplicación utilizando datos de México," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(327), pages .707-739, julio-sep.
  • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:82:y:2015:i:327:p:707-739
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v82i327.181
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    Keywords

    impuestos óptimos; uso del tiempo; elasticidad de sustitución;
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    JEL classification:

    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation

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