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[Marginal Tax Rates on Earnings of Factor Inputs: Estimates for Five OECD Nations]

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Dec. 28, 1983
Report No. 123420
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Summary:

Views were presented concerning the effects of national tax policies on the economic activity in five industrialized European countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The flow of funds approach was used to study the influence of tax rates on the earnings of labor, capital, and internationally mobile capital. The study indicated that attempts to broaden the tax base and lower marginal tax rates would lower effective tax rates even while keeping government tax revenues constant. The United States taxes capital more heavily than the other four nations, although the effective tax rates on labor, capital, and savings appear to be lower. In light of the increased attention given to international capital mobility, the estimates of the effective tax rates on the earnings of international capital are of particular significance.

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