Education, redistributive taxation and confidence
By: by Kai A. Konrad, Amedeo Spadaro.
Contributors: Spadaro, Amedeo
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1478; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1478
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Taxation.; Income distribution.; Distributive justice.; Human capital.
Description: "We consider redistributional taxation between people with and without human capital if education is endogenous and if individuals differ in their perceptions about own ability. Those who see their ability as low like redistributive taxation because of the transfers it generates. Those who see their ability as high may also like redistributive taxation because it stops other people receiving education and increases the quasi rents on their own human capital. It is surprising that this rather indirect effect can overcompensate them for the income loss from taxation and make the overconfident want higher taxes than the less confident do. The results, however, turn out to be in line with empirical evidence on the desired amount of redistribution among young individuals"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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