Optimal Commodity Taxation and Income Distribution

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Benassi, Corrado; Randon, Emanuela;
(2015)
We consider the interplay between income distribution and optimal commodity taxation, linking equity issues to optimal taxes through the effect of income distribution on market demand and its price elasticity. We find conditions to conciliate the equity and efficiency t... View more
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