ON PARETO IMPROVING COMMODITY TAX CHANGES UNDER FISCAL COMPETITION

被引:26
作者
DECROMBRUGGHE, A
TULKENS, H
机构
[1] FAC UNIV ST LOUIS,BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
[2] CATHOLIC UNIV LOUVAIN,CORE,B-1348 LOUVAIN LA NEUVE,BELGIUM
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10.1016/0047-2727(90)90065-P
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper shows that when a 'non-cooperative fiscal equilibrium' of the Mintz-Tulkens 1986 model of tax competition is inefficient, Pareto improving changes are positive for the taxes of both regions, under concavity of the regions' welfare functions. It also identifies a class of such equilibria that are always efficient. © 1990.
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页码:335 / 350
页数:16
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