Using the Discrete Model to Derive Optimal Income Tax Rates

Spencer Bastani

No 2013:11, Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies from Uppsala University, Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper I perform numerical simulations of the discrete model of optimal income taxation employing a large number of taxpayer types. Moreover, I indicate how the results depend on the number of types used to represent the wage distribution. Finally, I compare simulations of the continuous and discrete optimal tax models under identical circumstances based on US wage data.

Keywords: optimal income taxation; simulations; computational methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C63 H21 H24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2013-10-02
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