Optimal Commodity Taxation When Land and Structures Must Be Taxed at the Same Rate

Autor: Aura, Saku P, Davidoff, Thomas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Aura, Saku P; & Davidoff, Thomas. (2005). Optimal Commodity Taxation When Land and Structures Must Be Taxed at the Same Rate. Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics. UC Berkeley: Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9b43v2bt
Popis: We show that the optimal property tax rate rises with the ratio of land rents to structure and land development costs. California’s high ratio of income to property tax revenue and the distribution of Federal housing subsidies thus appear geographically misplaced. Proportional taxation of non-housing commodities is not optimal, even when elasticities with respect to wages are identical. Absent externalities, the desirability of transportation taxes and “anti-sprawl” growth controls hinge on the relative importance of time versus money in commuting costs.
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