Optimal Linear Taxation under Endogenous Longevity
Grégory Ponthière
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Résumé
This paper studies the optimal linear tax-transfer policy in an economy where agents differ in productivity and in genetic background and where longevity depends on health spending and genes. If agents internalize imperfectly the impact of health spending on longevity, the utilitarian optimum can be decentralized with type-specific lump-sum transfers and Pigouvian taxes correcting for agents' myopia and for their misperception of health spending's effects on the economy's resources. The second-best problem is examined under linear taxation instruments. It may be optimal to tax health spending, especially under complementarity of genes and health spending in the production of longevity.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
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Optimal Linear Taxation under Endogenous Longevity
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Résumé |
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This paper studies the optimal linear tax-transfer policy in an economy where agents differ in productivity and in genetic background and where longevity depends on health spending and genes. If agents internalize imperfectly the impact of health spending on longevity, the utilitarian optimum can be decentralized with type-specific lump-sum transfers and Pigouvian taxes correcting for agents' myopia and for their misperception of health spending's effects on the economy's resources. The second-best problem is examined under linear taxation instruments. It may be optimal to tax health spending, especially under complementarity of genes and health spending in the production of longevity.
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Auteur(s) |
Marie-Louise Leroux
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, Pierre Pestieau
1, 2, 3, 4
, Grégory Ponthière
2, 4
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CORE -
Center of Operation Research and Econometrics [Louvain]
( 48233 )
- 34, Voie du Roman Pays B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
- Belgique
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PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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CREPP -
Center of Research in Public Economics and Population Economics
( 143557 )
- Belgique
4
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2011-01
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Volume |
24
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Page/Identifiant |
213-237
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Numéro |
1
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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Version du document |
version éditeur
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Longevity, Myopia, Taxation
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DOI | 10.1007/s00148-010-0304-1 |
ProdINRA | 316601 |
UT key WOS | 000286038300009 |
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