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Comment les hauts revenus réagissent-ils à l’impôt sur le revenu?

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  • Robert Gagné
  • Marianne Laurin
  • Pierre-Carl Michaud

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In this analysis, we estimate the dynamic effect of an increase in the high-income tax rate on tax revenues in Quebec. Over the past 10 years, high-income taxes have increased significantly in Quebec, with two successive increases in 2013 and 2016. We use longitudinal microdata from a large sample of taxpayers. The effects obtained from the estimation suggest that increased taxation of high incomes doesn't raise more revenue in the short term to achieve redistributive objectives. The long-run effects are more positive. We also discuss the mechanisms that lead to this dynamic response. Dans cette analyse, nous estimons l’effet dynamique d’une hausse du taux d’imposition des hauts revenus sur les recettes fiscales au Québec. Depuis 10 ans, l’imposition des hauts revenus a augmenté considérablement au Québec, avec deux hausses successives en 2013 et 2016. Nous utilisons des microdonnées longitudinales provenant d’un grand échantillon de contribuables. Les effets obtenus par l’estimation suggèrent qu’une taxation accrue des hauts revenus ne permet pas à court terme de récolter davantage de recettes afin de poursuivre des objectifs de redistribution. Les effets à long terme sont plus positifs. Nous discutons également des mécanismes qui mènent à cette réponse dynamique.

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  • Robert Gagné & Marianne Laurin & Pierre-Carl Michaud, 2023. "Comment les hauts revenus réagissent-ils à l’impôt sur le revenu?," CIRANO Working Papers 2023s-12, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:2023s-12
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    Keywords

    Taxation; behavior; inequality; Fiscalité; comportement; inégalités;
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    JEL classification:

    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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