Horvath, Michal orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-6637, Siebertova, Zuzana, Senaj, Matus et al. (2 more authors) (2019) The end of the flat tax experiment in Slovakia:An evaluation using behavioural microsimulation in a dynamic macroeconomic framework. Economic Modelling. pp. 171-184.
Abstract
The paper introduces a new way of linking microsimulation models with dynamic general equilibrium frameworks to obtain an evaluation of the impact of detailed tax and benefit measures on the aggregate economy. In the approach presented in this paper, income heterogeneity interacts with the macro-economy via aggregated individual labour supply decisions which influence, and are influenced by, the dynamic evolution of the real wage rate. The method involves a reduced-form representation of the information flow between the macroeconomic and microeconomic blocks. The practical usefulness of the approach is demonstrated by evaluating actual and hypothetical tax reforms that involve abandoning the flat tax system in Slovakia. A hypothetical move to a highly progressive tax structure is shown to generate some employment gains but is associated with a drop in aggregate income and tax revenue.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | microsimulation,dynamic general equilibrium,unemployment,labour supply elasticity,tax reform,flat tax |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Economics and Related Studies (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2018 17:10 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2025 00:07 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2018.11.005 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.econmod.2018.11.005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:138547 |