Entrepreneurship, inequality, and taxation / by Césaire Assah Meh. : FB3-2/102-14E
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
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| Department/Agency | Bank of Canada. |
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| Title | Entrepreneurship, inequality, and taxation / by Césaire Assah Meh. |
| Series title | Working paper1192-54342002-14 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | "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 |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Bank of Canada 2002. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | vi, 47p. : graphs, references, tables ; 28 cm. |
| ISSN | 1192-5434 |
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| Subject terms | Entrepreneurship Fiscal policy Taxes |
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