Dynamic elasticities of tax revenue: evidence from the Czech Republic

Tomas Havranek, Zuzana Irsova and Jiří Schwarz

Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 48, issue 60, 5866-5881

Abstract: Tax revenue elasticities with respect to tax bases are key parameters for the modeling of public finances. Yet the existing studies estimating these elasticities for emerging countries disregard the effects of tax reforms on tax revenue, which renders their estimates inconsistent. We introduce a framework for estimating both short- and long-run tax revenue elasticities using quarterly data adjusted for the effects of reforms. Our results suggest that the long-run elasticities in the Czech Republic are 1.4 for wage tax, 0.9 for value added tax, 1.7 for profit tax and 1 for social security contributions. The adjustment process for value added tax and social security contributions is fast, but for the remaining two categories, it is important to distinguish between the short- and long-run elasticities: the initial response of revenue to changes in the bases is weak. In the case of wage tax it takes half a year for the elasticity to surpass unity.

Date: 2016
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Working Paper: Dynamic Elasticities of Tax Revenue: Evidence from the Czech Republic (2015)
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1186796

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