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_aCondie, Scott S.
245 0 _aNatural limits of wealth inequality and the effectiveness of tax policy
_c Scott S. Condie, Richard W. Evans and Kerk L. Phillips
260 _c2019
500 _aDisponible también en formato electrónico a través de la Biblioteca del IEF.
500 _aResumen.
504 _aBibliografía.
520 _aThis article examines Thomas Piketty’s thesis that there are no natural limits on the accumulation of wealth. We undertake our examination in the context of a simple general equilibrium model with infinitely lived dynasties. We show that extreme wealth accumulation does not happen in general equilibrium unless capital and labor are substitutes, an assumption which also leads to unbalanced growth. We also show that even with unbalanced growth, differences in rates of return and effective labor are not sufficient to cause unbounded inequality. Only permanent savings rate differences can lead to extreme wealth concentration. Finally, we show that while a flat wealth tax will not eliminate extreme wealth concentration, both a graduated wealth tax and a flat income tax will.
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_aDISTRIBUCION
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_aDESIGUALDAD
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_aIMPUESTOS
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_aPOLITICA FISCAL
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_aMODELOS ECONOMETRICOS
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_aEvans, Richard W.
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_aPhillips, Kerk L.
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_oOP 581/2018/1
_tPublic Finance Review
_w(IEF)21382
_x 0048-5853
_g v. 47, n. 1, January 2019, p. 32-57
856 _uhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1091142117707970
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