Laffer paradox, Leviathan, and political contest
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Keywords
Laffer paradox; Leviathan; Political contest; Revenue-maximizing rate; D72; F20; H41; H71;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- F20 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - General
- H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
- H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
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