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Dynamic effects of taxation in an unequal Schumpeterian economy

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  • Chu, Angus C.
  • Liao, Chih-Hsing
  • Peretto, Pietro

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How does taxation affect growth and inequality? We develop a Schumpeterian model with wealth heterogeneity, which influences the effects of tax policy. Our model features iso-elastic utility on leisure under which the change in consumption dispersion across heterogeneous households may cause a novel positive effect of labor income tax on employment in addition to the usual negative effect, which together yield an overall ambiguous effect. A negative (positive) effect on employment causes a negative (positive) effect on growth and innovation in the short run and also a negative (positive) effect on the real interest rate, which determines asset income. Consequently, labor income tax has an ambiguous effect on gross income inequality but unambiguously increases consumption inequality by reducing disposable wage income. Therefore, its effects on income inequality and consumption inequality are drastically different. We also calibrate the model to examine its quantitative implications.

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  • Chu, Angus C. & Liao, Chih-Hsing & Peretto, Pietro, 2024. "Dynamic effects of taxation in an unequal Schumpeterian economy," MPRA Paper 122219, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:122219
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    Keywords

    taxation; innovation; inequality; economic growth;
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    • O23 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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