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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2013
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IAAEU Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 01/2013
Verlag: 
University of Trier, Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), Trier
Zusammenfassung: 
Relative consumption effects or status concerns that feature jealousy (in the sense of Dupor and Liu, AER 2003) boost consumption expenditure. If consumption is financed by labour income, such status considerations increase labour supply and, hence, the tax base. A higher taxable income, in turn, can make tax evasion more attractive. We show for various specifications of preferences that the tax base effect generally dominates. Consequently, relative consumption effects tend to reduce tax evasion. This is true, irrespective of whether tax parameters are exogenous, guarantee a balanced budget or are set optimally.
Schlagwörter: 
Income taxes
Optimal taxation
Relative consumption
Tax evasion
JEL: 
D62
H21
H23
H24
H26
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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