Estimating structural demand and supply models using tax rates as instruments

Adam Dearing

Journal of Public Economics, 2022, vol. 205, issue C

Abstract: We show that variation in a single, generic tax rate can be used to identify and estimate single-good structural models that include general demand and supply specifications and (potential) market power. Our results generalize those of Zoutman et al. (2018a), who consider using a single ad valorem tax rate to identify and estimate constant-elasticity demand and supply functions under perfect competition. We also consider identification and estimation in multiple-good settings, including cases where the number of goods exceeds the number of independently-shifting tax rates. Estimation is straightforward and can be performed via two sequential GMM estimates.

Keywords: Tax reform; Instrumental variable; Structural estimation; Market power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104561

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