Taxing The 1 Percent

Makoto Nakajima (makoto.nakajima@gmail.com)

Economic Insights, 2017, vol. 2, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: Raising taxes on top earners is often seen as a straightforward way to stem inequality. The trick is preserving efficient revenue generation and work incentives for the economy?s most productive contributors.

Keywords: taxation income; inequality; upper class; Taxes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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