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The economics of taxation Bernard Salanié

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge MIT Press 2012Edition: secondDescription: 237 pages 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • rdacarrier
ISBN:
  • 9780262016346
Subject(s):
Contents:
Some history -- Current tax systems -- Overview of the book -- References -- I the effects of taxation -- Distortions andwelfare losses -- Tax incidence -- Optimal taxation -- Indirect taxation -- Direct taxation -- Mixed taxation -- Risk and time -- Pigovian taxation in partial equilibrium -- Criticisms of optimal taxation -- Some current debates -- Low-income support -- Taxation and globalwarming -- A some basic microeconomics -- B optimal control.
Summary: This concise introduction to the economic theories of taxation is intuitive yet rigorous, relating the theories both to existing tax systems and to key empirical studies. The Economics of Taxation offers a thorough discussion of the consequences of taxes on economic decisions and equilibrium outcomes, as well as useful insights into how policy makers should design taxes. It covers such issues of central policy importance as taxation of income from capital, environmental taxation, and tax credits for low-income families. This second edition has been significantly revised and updated.
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Book Book Harare Campus Library Open Shelf HJ2307 SAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 146351 Available BK132175
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Some history -- Current tax systems -- Overview of the book -- References -- I the effects of taxation -- Distortions andwelfare losses -- Tax incidence -- Optimal taxation -- Indirect taxation -- Direct taxation -- Mixed taxation -- Risk and time -- Pigovian taxation in partial equilibrium -- Criticisms of optimal taxation -- Some current debates -- Low-income support -- Taxation and globalwarming -- A some basic microeconomics -- B optimal control.


This concise introduction to the economic theories of taxation is intuitive yet rigorous, relating the theories both to existing tax systems and to key empirical studies. The Economics of Taxation offers a thorough discussion of the consequences of taxes on economic decisions and equilibrium outcomes, as well as useful insights into how policy makers should design taxes. It covers such issues of central policy importance as taxation of income from capital, environmental taxation, and tax credits for low-income families. This second edition has been significantly revised and updated.

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