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1 mark, −0.33Public Economics › Taxation: incidence and efficiency › The Laffer curve, tax buoyancy and tax revenueEasyabout 1 min

UoH 2016 Question 12: Taxation: incidence and efficiency

A cross section empirical investigation for several advanced economies suggested that there is a non-linear inverted U-shaped relationship between tax rates and total tax revenues. This relationship became popular as:

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This question is on The Laffer curve, tax buoyancy and tax revenue, part of Taxation: incidence and efficiency in Public Economics.

How revenue responds to rates and to growth.

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