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Taxation and the Household Saving Rate: Evidence from OECD Countries

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  • Mr. Howell H Zee
  • Mr. Vito Tanzi

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This paper analyzes anew the relationship between taxation and the household saving rate. On the basis of standard savings and tax revenue data from, it provides compelling and robust empirical evidence of a powerful impact of taxes on household savings. In particular, income taxes are shown to affect negatively the household saving rate much more than consumption taxes.

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  • Mr. Howell H Zee & Mr. Vito Tanzi, 1998. "Taxation and the Household Saving Rate: Evidence from OECD Countries," IMF Working Papers 1998/036, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:1998/036
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    JEL classification:

    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household

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