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Income Tax Indexation in an Open Economy

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  • Lassila, Jukka

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Indexation of progressive income taxes provides a way of cushioning against various shocks. It is both an alternative and a complement to wage indexation, but as a policy instrument it is much more ambiguous. James M. Holmes and David J. Smyth (1972) have shown that if money demand depends on disposable income, tax cuts may be contractionary. The author shows that this may change the results of Neil Bruce (1981) concerning tax indexation completely. Progressive taxation also complicates Joshua Aizenman's (1985) findings concerning wage indexation. An increase in openness, for instance, does not necessarily increase the optimal degree of wage indexation. Copyright 1995 by Ohio State University Press.

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  • Lassila, Jukka, 1995. "Income Tax Indexation in an Open Economy," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 27(2), pages 389-403, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:mcb:jmoncb:v:27:y:1995:i:2:p:389-403
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    1. Kotilainen, Markku, . "Exchange Rate Unions: A Comparison with Currency Basket and Floating Rate Regimes," ETLA A, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, number 21.
    2. Kotilainen, Markku, "undated". "Economic Shocks, Progressiveness of Taxation, and Indexation of Taxes and Public Expenditure in EMU," Discussion Papers 1011, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.

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