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The Impact of Taxes in Developed Capitalist Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Ronald F. King ,
Steven I. Jackson ,
Claudio J. Katz ,
Vincent A. Mahler  and
Michael G. Franz
Ronald F. King
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Steven I. Jackson
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Claudio J. Katz
Affiliation:
Lake Forest College
Vincent A. Mahler
Affiliation:
Loyola University of Chicago
Michael G. Franz
Affiliation:
Loyola University of Chicago
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Abstract

A research question of perennial interest is, “What are the exogenous variables which best account for the differential distribution of income across nations?” Better understanding of the causes of inequalities in income distribution has been sought by investigating the effects of tax policies on income allocation and growth in capitalist countries. The quantitative analyses of these matters have engendered some debate about the adequacy of data, and the sufficiency of measurement. A preliminary foray into this research vineyard by Claudio Katz, Vincent Mahler, and Michael Franz is criticized here by Ronald King and Steven Jackson. In turn, Katz, Mahler, and Franz respond.

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Controversies
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American Political Science Review , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , March 1986 , pp. 251 - 257
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1986

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