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dc.contributor.author | Chatterjee, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ghosh, S | - |
dc.coverage.spatial | 35 | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-09T14:08:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-09T14:08:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Economics and Finance Working papers, Brunel University, 09-07. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/3453 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We examine the impact of scal policy on macroeconomic performance when public goods play a dual role by simultaneously providing both productive and utility services to the private sector. When these services are subject to congesti on, a consumption tax is distortionary, generating a dynamic adjustment that contrasts an income tax. The design of optimal scal policy demonstrates the possibilities for using both income- and consumption-based scal instruments as opposed to relying on the income tax alone. In correcting for congestion, an income tax-consumption subsidy combination is the preferred policy when factor-substitutability in production is limited. On the other hand, an increase in the elasticity of substitution in production raises the eEcacy of a consumption tax as an alternative to the income tax. Not internalizing the dual beneCts of public goods might lead to misleading predictions regarding the eect of public policies on welfare. | en |
dc.format.extent | 513166 bytes | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Brunel University | en |
dc.subject | Public Goods; Congestion; Consumption-based scale instruments; Growth; Welfare | en |
dc.title | Public goods, congestion, and fiscal policy: Do consumption-based instruments matter? | en |
dc.type | Research Paper | en |
Appears in Collections: | Economics and Finance Dept of Economics and Finance Research Papers |
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