One vs. Two Instruments for Redistribution: The Case of Public Utility Pricing

We use data on 180,000 households in the Swiss Canton of Bern and the years 2008-2013 to analyse whether one instrument (the income tax) vs. two instruments (income tax and public utility pricing) are adequate for income redistribution. The results of our structural estimation show that under certai assumptions there is a role for redistribution through public good pricing markups and hence with two instruments being adequate for redistribution.

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Radulescu, Doina ; Feger, Fabian
Publisher:	Kiel, Hamburg : ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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Series:	Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2017: Alternative Geld- und Finanzarchitekturen - Session: Taxation IV ; D19-V3
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Conference Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/168138 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:vfsc17:168138 [RePEc]
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; H21 - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation ; H22 - Incidence ; H24 - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies ; L51 - Economics of Regulation ; L94 - Electric Utilities ; L98 - Government Policy
Source:	EconStor

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