Monotonic redistribution of performance-based allocations: a case for proportional taxation

Artikel

Within a simple setup, we show that proportional taxation is implied by three properties: efficiency, symmetry, and monotonicity. Efficiency: redistribution has no cost. Symmetry: members of the society with the same performance obtain the same reward after redistribution. Monotonicity: whenever both the performance of a certain member of the society as well as the overall performance of the society do not decrease, then this member's reward after redistribution does not decrease.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Theoretical Economics ; ISSN: 1555-7561 ; Volume: 10 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 3 ; Pages: 887-892 ; New Haven, CT: The Econometric Society

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
• Subject: Redistribution ; proportional taxation ; efficiency ; symmetry ; monotonicity

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Casajus, André
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The Econometric Society
• (where): New Haven, CT
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.3982/TE1897
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/150266
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET