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Nonlinear taxation and punishment

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The paper analyzes nonlinear tax schedules that are identified by maximizing a welfare function represented by a weighted summation of net utilities over a set of n ≥ 3 differing individuals. It is demonstrated that some of the feasible and Pareto efficient tax schedules that satisfy self‐selection can only be identified by maximizing a welfare function of the above form if (at least) one of the individuals in the economy is assigned a negative weight.

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  • Tommy Andersson, 2007. "Nonlinear taxation and punishment," International Journal of Economic Theory, The International Society for Economic Theory, vol. 3(1), pages 47-56, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijethy:v:3:y:2007:i:1:p:47-56
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7363.2007.00046.x
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    1. Tommy Andersson, 2007. "A Note on Nonlinear Income Taxes and the Utility Possibility Set," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 8(5), pages 1-8.
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    JEL classification:

    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation

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