Optimal commodity taxes for Brazil based on AIDS preferences
In this study we calculate optimal commodity taxes for Brazil. Simulations are based on the Almost Ideal Demand System , estimated using Brazilian household data. The trade off between equity and efficiency is taken into account by introducing a government aversion to inequality parameter into a soc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Fundação Getúlio Vargas
2004-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Economia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71402004000100001 |