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Capital Income Taxation, Economic Growth and Heterogeneity in the Motivation to Give

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  • Kunze Lars

    (Economics Department (Public Economics), TU Dortmund University,Dortmund, Germany)

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This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between capital income taxation and economic growth within an overlapping generations model when individuals may bequeath wealth. The altruistic concern is modeled as a synthesis of joy-of-giving and family altruism so that individuals may derive utility from the amount of bequest itself and by providing children with a disposable income later on in life. Using this framework, it is shown that, in contrast to the existing literature, increasing the capital income tax rate may well enhance growth under operative bequests.

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  • Kunze Lars, 2012. "Capital Income Taxation, Economic Growth and Heterogeneity in the Motivation to Give," German Economic Review, De Gruyter, vol. 13(3), pages 291-306, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:germec:v:13:y:2012:i:3:p:291-306
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2011.00555.x
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