Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution
Can consumption taxes reduce inequality in developing countries? This paper combines household expenditure data from 31 countries with theory to shed new light on the redistributive potential and optimal design of consumption taxes. It uses the pla...
Main Authors: | Bachas, Pierre, Gadenne, Lucie, Jensen, Anders |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/914891591031975251/Informality-Consumption-Taxes-and-Redistribution http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33851 |
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