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Public Investment and Income Taxation: Redistribution vs. Productive Performance

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  • Thomas Gaube, 2005. "Public Investment and Income Taxation: Redistribution vs. Productive Performance," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 86(1), pages 1-18, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jeczfn:v:86:y:2005:i:1:p:1-18
    DOI: 10.1007/s00712-005-0138-6
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    3. Shigeo Morita & Takuya Obara, 2021. "Public investment criteria under optimal nonlinear income taxation without commitment," Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory, vol. 23(4), pages 732-745, August.

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    Keywords

    public inputs; income taxation; production efficiency; H21; H41; H54;
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    JEL classification:

    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures

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