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UNSPECIFIED (1998) Status-seeking, income taxation and efficiency. In: International Seminar on Public Economics, BONN, GERMANY, DEC 12-14, 1996. Published in: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS, 70 (1). pp. 99-113. ISSN 0047-2727.

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Abstract

It is well-known that status-seeking produces distortions in consumption. Competition to achieve status leads to over-consumption of those goods which confer status. It has been found that taxing such goods may even lead to Pareto improvements. In this paper we extend a model of status, which relies on a signalling equilibrium approach, to include the individual labour supply decision and an income tax. We show that a Pareto-improving income tax can exist even with the simplest tax/benefit scheme. A number of results follow. The model is extended to a two-period analysis, to accommodate the reputation-building element of status achievement, without altering the conclusions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Journal or Publication Title: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
ISSN: 0047-2727
Official Date: October 1998
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DateEvent
October 1998UNSPECIFIED
Volume: 70
Number: 1
Number of Pages: 15
Page Range: pp. 99-113
Publication Status: Published
Title of Event: International Seminar on Public Economics
Location of Event: BONN, GERMANY
Date(s) of Event: DEC 12-14, 1996

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