POPULAR SUPPORT FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXATION

Francisco Marhuenda () and Ignacio Ortuño Ortín
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Ignacio Ortuño Ortín: Universidad de Alicante

Working Papers. Serie AD from Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie)

Abstract: The popular support obtained by two parties who propose two qualitatively different tax schernes is analyzed. We show that if the median voter is below the mean, then any progressive proposal always wins over a regressive one, provided it leaves the poorest agent at least as well off as the latter does.

Keywords: Majority voting; progressivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 1995-05
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