Should wealth transfers be taxed? Citizens’ view on a fundamental question
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Keywords
inheritance taxation; intergenerational transfers; citizens’ preferences; long-term care; vignettes;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H27 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Other Sources of Revenue
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EUR-2016-10-30 (Microeconomic European Issues)
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