Fiscal rules of income transformation... We show that, when the environment is restricted such that a general transformation class still can be defined, the only "desirable" fiscal rule is the simple redistributive linear taxation schedule, of the same type that is the rule in practice in most economies.
Competitive nonlinear taxation and constitutional choice...economy where agents are characterized by different productivities (vertical types) and different abilities to move (horizontal types), we compare a unified nonlinear optimal taxation schedule with the equilibrium taxation schedule that would be chosen by two competing tax authorities if the same economy were divided into two States....
Competitive nonlinear taxation and constitutional choice, unpublished manuscript...economy where agents are characterized by different productivities (vertical types) and different abilities to move (horizontal types), we compare a unified nonlinear optimal taxation schedule with the equilibrium taxation schedule that would be chosen by two competing tax authorities if the same economy were divided into two States....
