Optimal Income Tax and Redistribution

by Matti Tuomala

Overview

This book provides a comprehensive survey of optimal income tax theory, following the development of research strategy from the basic Mirrlees model through its refinements that examine how optimal tax rates and the shape of tax schedules are affected by new considerations. The author covers not only the historical background and modern formulations of the theory, but also extends his discussion to the most important extensions of the model and the interrelation of income tax with other instruments of tax and expenditure policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198286059
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/26/1990
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

University of Jyvaskyla

Editorial Reviews

"As a starting point for graduate students in economics and other scholars new to the field, the book should have great utility."—Choice

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