On the Regressivity of Gambling Taxes in Switzerland
Summary In this study, the author assesses whether the gambling tax in Switzerland is regressive using a large, representative sample of the population and the reported gambling expenditures of the Swiss Health Survey 2007 (SHS 07). To analyze the tax incidence, the Suits index was constructed. This...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-01-01
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Series: | Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03399426 |