Voting over flat taxes in an endowment economy

Miguel Gouveia; David Oliver

doi:10.1016/0165-1765(95)00749-0

Voting over flat taxes in an endowment economy

Miguel Gouveia^*, David Oliver

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Abstract

We assume a majority rule mechanism and examine how society trades off exemption levels and tax rates in a simple endowment economy using a flat tax. Contrary to the presumption in Foley (Yale Economic Essays, 1967, 7, 45-98), we find that preferences over these tax structures are not single peaked. However, we are able to prove existence and provide a simple characterization of the majority rule equilibrium.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-258
Number of pages	8
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(95)00749-0
Publication status	Published - Feb 1996

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Flat taxes
Income taxes
Majority rule

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