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Benefits and problems of linking micro and macro models - evidence from a flat tax analysis

The aim of this paper is to describe the state-of-the-art in simulation and to illustrate benefits and problems of linking micro and macro models by analysing flat tax proposals for Germany. The analysis shows that a personal income flat tax can indeed overcome the fundamental equity efficiency trade-off while simultaneously increasing the tax revenue. However, this result does not hold for a flat tax combining a personal income flat tax with a corporate cash flow flat tax, even when allowing for an ex-post loss in revenue as the top of the distribution still gains the most.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: ISER Working Paper Series ; No. 2009-02

Classification
Wirtschaft

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Peichl, Andreas
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
(where)
Colchester
(when)
2009

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Peichl, Andreas
  • University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Time of origin

  • 2009

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