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Taxation, equity and efficiency Ec355 Lecturer: David Reinstein

Government wants to raise revenue to provide public goods, and wants to redistribute wealth. But efficiency requires that p=mc for all goods (including leisure). This is only preserved with a lump-sum tax. But unless endowments (e.g., human capital) are observed, a lump-sum tax will be regr

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Taxation, equity and efficiency Ec355 Lecturer: David Reinstein

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    1. Taxation, equity and efficiency Ec355 Lecturer: David Reinstein

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