Political Fragmentation and the Evolution of National Tax Structures in the OECD

John Ashworth () and Bruno Heyndels ()

International Tax and Public Finance, 2001, vol. 8, issue 4, 377-393

Abstract: This paper considers how tax structures in OECD countries change over time and how these changes are related to political fragmentation. Tax structures amongst OECD countries have become more uniform in the recent past (1965–1995) but it is less clear that this convergence satisfies time-series requirements. Evidence on stochastic convergence tends to suggest that there is evidence of persistence of shocks remaining over a considerable time period. A consideration of the countries where this persistence is most prevalent shows that there is significant correlation between high persistence and weak (coalition) governments, giving further weight to the theories of weak government. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001

Keywords: tax structures; persistence; weak government hypothesis; fragmented government (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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