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Optimal Tax Theory, Econometric Evidence, and Tax Policy

In: Econometric Contributions to Public Policy

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  • Michael J. Boskin

    (Stanford University)

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A renewed interest in the theory of optimal taxation has emerged in recent years. The theory of optimal taxation generally has followed two disparate paths: the theory of optimal commodity (or indirect) taxation and the theory of optimal income (or direct) taxation. Only occasionally have attempts been made to integrate or compare these two approaches. While each has an interesting history in economics, much important work is of recent origin and, I shall argue below, much remains to be done if we are to use optimal tax theory as a guide to the formulation of tax policy.

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  • Michael J. Boskin, 1978. "Optimal Tax Theory, Econometric Evidence, and Tax Policy," International Economic Association Series, in: Richard Stone & William Peterson (ed.), Econometric Contributions to Public Policy, chapter 8, pages 182-205, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-16003-7_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-16003-7_9
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