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Taxation under media capture

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  • Mihai Mutascu

    (West University of Timisoara and LEO (Laboratoire d''Economie d''Orléans) - UMR7322)

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The paper investigates the implication of mass-media freedom on the level of taxation, using a panel-model approach. The data-set covers the period 2002-2010, including 120 states. The main obtained finding suggests a nonlinear cubic function, with U and inverted U-shapes. Except the minimal states, the study suggests the study suggests that a significant increase of taxes, without a major negative reaction of taxpayers, can be facile obtained if the mass-media is free or moderate controlled by govern and/or other interested groups. The policy response reaction has the same intensity in both cases.

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  • Mihai Mutascu, 2012. "Taxation under media capture," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 32(4), pages 2752-2767.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-12-00668
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    Keywords

    Taxation; Media; Connection; Effects; Panel-model; Nonlinearity;
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    JEL classification:

    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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