Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/105523 
Year of Publication: 
1998
Series/Report no.: 
Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 9816
Publisher: 
University of Kent, Department of Economics, Canterbury
Abstract: 
We examine the effects of two different types of commodity taxation, specific and ad valorem, on wages and profits. We analyze two models of wage determination, one with efficiency wage setting and one with bargaining between a union and a firm. In the former, a (locally) revenue-neutral shift from specific to ad valorem taxation leads to an increase in both employment and wages, and a reduction in profitability. In the bargaining case however, the effect on wages and profits may be reversed: predominantly ad valorem taxation raises employment but lowers wages, and under certain circumstances, the net effect can lead to an increase in profits.
Subjects: 
Commodity taxation
specific tax
ad valorem tax
efficiency wage
bargaining
JEL: 
H2
H32
J41
J5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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