Optimal Ramsey taxation with hidden actions

Darong Dai ()

Journal of Economic Studies, 2015, vol. 42, issue 6, 1112-1141

Abstract: Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to study the problem of optimal Ramsey taxation in a finite-planning-horizon, representative-agent endogenous growth model including government expenditures as a productive input in capital formation and also with hidden actions. Design/methodology/approach - – Technically, Malliavin calculus and forward integrals are naturally introduced into the macroeconomic theory when economic agents are faced with different information structures arising from a non-Markovian environment. Findings - – The major result shows that the well-known Judd-Chamley Theorem holds almost surely if the depreciation rate is strictly positive, otherwise Judd-Chamley Theorem only holds for a knife-edge case or on a Lebesgue measure-zero set when the physical capital is completely sustainable. Originality/value - – The author believes that the approach developed as well as the major result established is new and relevant.

Keywords: Endogenous growth; Optimal taxation; Hidden action; Non-Markovian environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1108/JES-10-2014-0178

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