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Capital taxation with population control

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  • Laudo M Ogura

    (Grand Valley State University)

Abstract

Excessive population growth or hostility against immigrants has induced government adoption of population control measures, e.g., housing regulations and restrictive immigration laws. As labor supply becomes constrained by such measures, capital returns decrease, so that governments might want to lower taxation to avoid an ensuing capital flight. However, population control also reduces the potential congestion in the use of government-provided goods, making taxation marginally more beneficial, so a higher tax rate may be optimal when there is significant congestion.

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  • Laudo M Ogura, 2022. "Capital taxation with population control," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 42(4), pages 2248-2256.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-22-00546
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    Keywords

    Population growth control; Immigration control; Tax competition; Public goods.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R5 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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