On the taxation of durable goods and housing:

This paper proposes a theory of commodity taxation in the presence of durable goods. Optimal commodity taxes depend on preference nonseparabilities between durable and nondurable consumption. In particular, the seminal Atkinson-Stigliz result fails and differential commodity taxes are optimal even w...

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1. Verfasser: Köhne, Sebastian 1980- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: München CESifo 2015
Schriftenreihe:CESifo working paper 5194 : Category 1, Public finance
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Zusammenfassung:This paper proposes a theory of commodity taxation in the presence of durable goods. Optimal commodity taxes depend on preference nonseparabilities between durable and nondurable consumption. In particular, the seminal Atkinson-Stigliz result fails and differential commodity taxes are optimal even when the utility function is separable between labor and consumption. An application to housing decisions implies that housing should face higher tax rates than nondurable consumption. Moreover, the theory justifies housing provisions in the income tax code.
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