Optimal linear income taxation with partial information

Motty Perry

doi:10.1016/0165-1765(80)90041-5

Optimal linear income taxation with partial information

Motty Perry^*

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Department of Economics

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This letter presents a preliminary analysis of a tax problem whereby the tax function can depend not only on income but also on variables which are correlated with 'earning ability' and are known to the government. Our main result suggests that the tax system improved through increased use of such variables, and the optimal tax rate becomes larger.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	257-263
Number of pages	7
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(80)90041-5
State	Published - 1980

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