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Equity-efficiency dilemma and tax harmonization Cover
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|Dec 2022

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Estimates of consumption and labour supply functions

A. Consumption function (ln C)
VariableCoefficientt-statProbability
constant4.2410.300.00
lnti (a1)−0.49−13.100.00
lncom0.8240.200.00
Adj. R2=0.99, J-stat=2.93E-17
B. Labour supply function, working hours (ln L)
VariableCoefficientt-statProbability
constant4.526.800.00
lnty (b1)1.4913.710.00
lnw1.2532.600.00
lnUN−0.12−2.230.03
lnCPI−0.79−6.330.00
Adj. R2=0.94, J-stat=2.11E-16
C. Summary of the estimates of the main coefficient value
(1)(2)(3)(4)
α1=dlnC/dlntib1=dlnL/dlnty1-a1+b1 τ¯yτ¯i
−0.491.492.981.67

[i] Source: Ameco database (Eurostat), OECD Statistics

Figure 1

Optimal direct and indirect tax rates

Table 2

Optimal vis-à-vis actual tax rates

A. kτ¯y1+b1-a1+τ¯y=τ¯ optimal τ¯y
1.67τ y2.98+τ y=0.5060.40
B. actual (average) τ¯y actual (average) τ¯i optimal τ¯y optimal τ¯i
0.320.190.400.11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2022-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
Language: English, German
Page range: 342 - 353
Published on: Dec 31, 2022
Published by: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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