equilibrium there is only limited redistribution and income tax rates are a negative function of government corruption. When rich …. -- tax rates ; vote-buying ; lobbying ; government corruption …This paper studies how income tax rates are determined and how they are related to government corruption in the form of …

political power at the expenses of the median voter. In particular, investments in lobbying activities allow the rich to obtain … variable taxes and lobbying. In addition, it is established the existence of a transitional dynamics featuring convergence to a … balanced growth path, characterized by constant taxes and lobbying (and a constant growth rate of consumption and capital …