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Production efficiency and excess supply

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  • Leslie J. Reinhorn

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This paper demonstrates that intermediate goods should not be taxed even in the presence of dividend payments to households, thus clarifying previous results. We also find that optimal government policy in a second best world may include stockpiles of output - private supply exceeds private demand, and the government purchases the surplus. This may provide a possible explanation for some agricultural policies.

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  • Leslie J. Reinhorn, 2011. "Production efficiency and excess supply," Working Papers 2011_13, Durham University Business School.
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    Keywords

    production efficiency; excess supply; optimal taxation; non-tight equilibrium; price supports;
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    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation

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