Optimal taxation of married couples with household production

Kleven, Henrik Jacobsen and Thustrup Kreiner, Claus (2007) Optimal taxation of married couples with household production. Finanzarchiv, 63 (4). pp. 498-518. ISSN 0015-2218

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Abstract

The literature suggests that the concern for economic efficiency calls for individual-based taxation of married couples with a higher rate on the primary earner. This paper reconsiders the choice of tax unit in the Becker model of household production. In the absence of restrictions on the use of commodity taxes, efficient taxation requires joint taxation of the family. In the presence of restricted commodity taxation, the income tax should compensate for the erroneous commodity taxes. In this case, individual taxation is typically optimal, but not necessarily with a higher rate on primary earners as usually suggested.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.mohr.de/fa.html
Additional Information:	© 2007 Mohr Siebeck
Divisions:	Economics STICERD
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
JEL classification:	H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H21 - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D13 - Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2008 14:26
Last Modified:	04 Jan 2024 22:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/5424

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