00000nam##2200000za#4500 9.615981 CaOODSP 20211126112847 ta 150406|2002||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng|d 1192-5434 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- FB3-2/102-14E Bank of Canada. Entrepreneurship, inequality, and taxation / by Césaire Assah Meh. Ottawa - Ontario : Bank of Canada 2002. vi, 47p. : graphs, references, tables ; 28 cm. Working paper 1192-5434 2002-14 "This paper confirms the conjecture that the evaluation of tax policy leads to very different conclusions once the role of entrepreneurs is considered. Contrary to previous literature, the author finds that switching from a progressive to a proportional income tax system has a negligible effect on wealth inequality in the United States. This surprising result arises because entrepreneurial activities moderate the effects of the policy change on the wealth distribution."--Abstract. This paper confirms the conjecture that the evaluation of tax policy leads to very different conclusions once the role of entrepreneurs is considered. Contrary to previous literature, the author finds that switching from a progressive to a proportional income tax system has a negligible effect on wealth inequality in the United States. This surprising result arises because entrepreneurial activities moderate the effects of the policy change on the wealth distribution.--Abstract Résumés en français Softcover 02-24 2002-06-14 Entrepreneurship gcpds Fiscal policy gcpds Taxes gcpds Entrepreneurship, inequality and taxation / (CaOODSP)9.571594 Working paper, 1192-5434 2002-14 (CaOODSP)9.514622