Voting under temptation

Within the confines of linear tax and complete market, we show that the efficiency force for a negative capital tax may not be strong enough to reverse the politico-economic force for a positive redistributive taxation under temptation and self-control preferences.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Bishnu, Monisankar ; Wang, Min
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 118.2013, 3, p. 419-423
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Consumption \| Saving \| Temptation \| Self-control \| Tax \| Voting

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	E21 - Consumption; Saving ; E60 - Macroeconomic Policy Formation, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, Macroeconomic Policy, and General Outlook. General ; H20 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue. General ; H30 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents. General ; D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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