Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents

Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents. Regional Studies. This paper shows that if taxes on economic rent are assigned to anticipatory first-moving regions and inter-regional transfers are mandated centrally, rents are under-taxed relative to optimal levels. This p...

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Main Author: Petchey, Jeffrey
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51326
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description Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents. Regional Studies. This paper shows that if taxes on economic rent are assigned to anticipatory first-moving regions and inter-regional transfers are mandated centrally, rents are under-taxed relative to optimal levels. This provides a possible explanation for low rent capture observed in Australia and Canada, two resource-rich federal economies that also have fiscal equalization transfers between regions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-513262017-09-13T15:46:01Z Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents Petchey, Jeffrey Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents. Regional Studies. This paper shows that if taxes on economic rent are assigned to anticipatory first-moving regions and inter-regional transfers are mandated centrally, rents are under-taxed relative to optimal levels. This provides a possible explanation for low rent capture observed in Australia and Canada, two resource-rich federal economies that also have fiscal equalization transfers between regions. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51326 10.1080/00343404.2017.1287892 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Petchey, Jeffrey
Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents
title Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents
title_full Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents
title_fullStr Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents
title_full_unstemmed Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents
title_short Inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents
title_sort inter-regional transfers and the induced under-taxation of economic rents
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51326