Tax Enforcement May Decrease Government Revenue

Economics Bulletin, Forthcoming

Posted: 22 Oct 2009

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Martin Besfamille

Instituto de Economía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Philippe De Donder

University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Jean-Marie Lozachmeur

University of Toulouse 1

Date Written: October 22, 2009

Abstract

We analyze the relation between tax enforcement, aggregate output and government revenue when imperfectly competitive firms evade a specific output tax. We show that aggregate output decreases with tax enforcement. Government revenue increases with enforcement when the tax is low. When the tax is high, government revenue is either inversely U-shaped or decreasing with enforcement.

Keywords: Tax evasion, imperfect competition, government revenue

JEL Classification: D43, H26, H32

Suggested Citation

Besfamille, Martin and De Donder, Philippe and Lozachmeur, Jean-Marie, Tax Enforcement May Decrease Government Revenue (October 22, 2009). Economics Bulletin, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1492756

Martin Besfamille (Contact Author)

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Philippe De Donder

University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) ( email )

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Jean-Marie Lozachmeur

University of Toulouse 1 ( email )

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France

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