| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP12238 |
| DP12238 Should Robots Be Taxed? | |
| Sérgio Rebelo; Pedro Teles; Joao Guerreiro | |
| 发表日期 | 2017-08-24 |
| 出版年 | 2017 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We use a model of automation to show that with the current U.S. tax system, a fall in automation costs could lead to a massive rise in income inequality. This inequality can be reduced by raising marginal income tax rates and taxing robots. But this solution involves a substantial efficiency loss for the reduced level of inequality. A Mirrleesian optimal income tax can reduce inequality at a smaller efficiency cost, but is difficult to implement. An alternative approach is to amend the current tax system to include a lump-sum rebate. In our model, with the rebate in place, it is optimal to tax robots only when there is partial automation. |
| 主题 | Macroeconomics and Growth ; Public Economics |
| 关键词 | Inequality Optimal taxation Automation robots |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp12238-1 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/541049 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sérgio Rebelo,Pedro Teles,Joao Guerreiro. DP12238 Should Robots Be Taxed?. 2017. |
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