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Entrepreneurship, inequality, and taxation / by Césaire Assah Meh.FB3-2/102-14E

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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.
TitleEntrepreneurship, inequality, and taxation / by Césaire Assah Meh.
Series title
  • Working paper 1192-5434 2002-14
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatPhysical text
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  • "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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Publishing information
  • Ottawa - Ontario : Bank of Canada 2002.
BindingSoftcover
Descriptionvi, 47p. : graphs, references, tables ; 28 cm.
ISSN1192-5434
Catalogue number
  • FB3-2/102-14E
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