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The Efficiency of Indirect Taxes under Imperfect Competition

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Anderson, Simon
de Palma, Andre
Kreider, Brent

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This paper considers the relative efficiency of ad valorem and unit taxes in imperfectly competitive markets. We provide a simple proof that ad valorem taxes are welfare-superior to unit taxes in the short run when production costs are identical across firms. The proof covers differentiated products and a wide range of market conduct. Cost asymmetries strengthen the case for ad valorem taxation under Cournot competition, but unit taxation may be welfare-superior under Bertrand competition with product differentiation. Ad valorem taxation is superior with free entry under Cournot competition, but not necessarily under price competition when consumers value variety.

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Paper provided by Iowa State University, Department of Economics in its series Staff General Research Papers with number 5203.

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Publication status: Published in Journal of Public Economics, August 2001, pp. 231-251.
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