The Laffer curve revisited. Trabandt, M. & Uhlig, H. Journal of Monetary Economics, 58(4):305–327, May, 2011.
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Laffer curves for the US, the EU-14 and individual European countries are compared, using a neoclassical growth model featuring “constant Frisch elasticity” (CFE) preferences. New tax rate data is provided. The US can maximally increase tax revenues by 30% with labor taxes and 6% with capital taxes. We obtain 8% and 1% for the EU-14. There, 54% of a labor tax cut and 79% of a capital tax cut are self-financing. The consumption tax Laffer curve does not peak. Endogenous growth and human capital accumulation affect the results quantitatively. Household heterogeneity may not be important, while transition matters greatly.
@article{trabandt_laffer_2011,
	title = {The {Laffer} curve revisited},
	volume = {58},
	issn = {0304-3932},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030439321100064X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jmoneco.2011.07.003},
	abstract = {Laffer curves for the US, the EU-14 and individual European countries are compared, using a neoclassical growth model featuring “constant Frisch elasticity” (CFE) preferences. New tax rate data is provided. The US can maximally increase tax revenues by 30\% with labor taxes and 6\% with capital taxes. We obtain 8\% and 1\% for the EU-14. There, 54\% of a labor tax cut and 79\% of a capital tax cut are self-financing. The consumption tax Laffer curve does not peak. Endogenous growth and human capital accumulation affect the results quantitatively. Household heterogeneity may not be important, while transition matters greatly.},
	language = {en},
	number = {4},
	urldate = {2020-04-10},
	journal = {Journal of Monetary Economics},
	author = {Trabandt, Mathias and Uhlig, Harald},
	month = may,
	year = {2011},
	pages = {305--327}
}

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