Social status, preferences for redistribution and optimal taxation: A survey

The author reviews recent studies that investigate how social status concerns influence individual preferences for redistribution and impact the design of optimal tax policies. He focuses on two aspects: the relevant dimension over which relative concerns are defined and the different formalizations of the notion of social status that the authors provide.

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Year of publication:	2018
Authors:	Gallice, Andrea
Published in:	Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal. - Kiel : Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), ISSN 1864-6042. - Vol. 12.2018, 2018-55, p. 1-17
Publisher:	Kiel : Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
Subject:	social status \| redistribution \| externalities \| optimal taxation

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-55 [DOI] 1029646368 [GVK] hdl:10419/181662 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:ifweej:201855 [RePEc]
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; D62 - Externalities ; H21 - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation ; H23 - Externalities; Redistributive Effects ; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
Source:	EconStor

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