Optimal taxation in infinitely-lived agent and overlapping generations models: a review

A survey of the literature on optimal taxation both in infinitely-lived agent models and life-cycle economies suggests that no consensus emerges regarding the optimal tax rate on capital income. Although the tax rate is invariably zero in the long-run steady state of infinitely-lived agent models, t...

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Main Authors: Erosa, Andrés (Author), Gervais, Martin (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2001.
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