Taxation, Human Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth

Shuanglin Lin

The Japanese Economic Review, 2001, vol. 52, issue 2, 185-197

Abstract: Previous studies have shown that tax rates and the growth rate of output are negatively related under the assumption that government wastes tax revenues. This paper shows that, if tax revenues are used for human capital accumulation, tax rates and the growth rate can be positively related. An increase in the human capital tax rate will increase (decrease) the growth rate when the initial tax rate is small (large). An increase in the physical capital tax rate will increase the growth rate when savings are completely interest‐inelastic. The effects of income taxes and lump‐sum taxes on growth are also analysed. JEL Classification Numbers: E6, H2, O4.

Date: 2001
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