Who really benefits from consumption tax cuts ? evidence from al arge VAT reform in France by Youssef Benzarti and Dorian Carloni
By: Benzarti, Youssef
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Contributor(s): Carloni, Dorian.
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ArticlePublisher: 2019Subject(s): IMPUESTO SOBRE EL VALOR AÑADIDO | REDUCCIONES TRIBUTARIAS | FRANCIA
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American Economic Journal. Economic Policy v. 11, n. 1, February 2019, p. 38-63Summary: This paper evaluates the incidence of a large cut in value-added taxes (VATs) for French sit-down restaurants in 2009. In contrast to previous studies, which only focus on the price effects of VAT reforms, we estimate the effects of the VAT cut on four groups: workers, firm owners, consumers, and suppliers of material goods. Using a difference-in-differences strategy on firm-level data, we find that: firm owners pocketed more than 55 percent of the VAT cut; consumers, sellers of material goods, and employees shared the remaining windfall with consumers benefiting the least; and the employment effects were limited.
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This paper evaluates the incidence of a large cut in value-added taxes (VATs) for French sit-down restaurants in 2009. In contrast to previous studies, which only focus on the price effects of VAT reforms, we estimate the effects of the VAT cut on four groups: workers, firm owners, consumers, and suppliers of material goods. Using a difference-in-differences strategy on firm-level data, we find that: firm owners pocketed more than 55 percent of the VAT cut; consumers, sellers of material goods, and employees shared the remaining windfall with consumers benefiting the least; and the employment effects were limited.
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