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Efficient Lobbying and Earmarked Taxes

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  • Mwangi S. Kimenyi

    (University of Mississippi)

  • Dwight R. Lee

    (University of Georgia)

  • Robert D. Tollison

    (George Mason University)

Abstract

This article investigates the impact of earmarking on tax revenues. By dedicat-ing revenues to a particular purpose, earmarking overcomes a free-rider problem among interest groups. The group receiving the benefits of the dedi cated revenues has a strong incentive to lobby for higher effective tax rates. This hypothesis is tested using data on the federal gasoline tax.

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  • Mwangi S. Kimenyi & Dwight R. Lee & Robert D. Tollison, 1990. "Efficient Lobbying and Earmarked Taxes," Public Finance Review, , vol. 18(1), pages 104-113, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:18:y:1990:i:1:p:104-113
    DOI: 10.1177/109114219001800107
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    1. James M. Buchanan, 1963. "The Economics of Earmarked Taxes," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 71, pages 457-457.
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