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Seigniorage and Political Stabiliity

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  • Cukierman, Alex
  • Edwards, Sebastian
  • Tabellini, Guido

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The importance of seigniorage relative to other sources of government revenue differs markedly across countries. The main theoretical implication of this paper is that countries with more unstable and polarized political systems rely more heavily on seigniorage. This result is obtained within the context of a political model of tax reform. The model implies that the more unstable and polarized the political system, the more inefficient is the equilibrium tax structure (in the sense that tax collection is more costly to administer), and the higher therefore the reliance on seigniorage. This prediction of the model is tested on cross-section data for 79 countries.

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  • Cukierman, Alex & Edwards, Sebastian & Tabellini, Guido, 1990. "Seigniorage and Political Stabiliity," CEPR Discussion Papers 381, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:381
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