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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Diamond: Optimal Transfer<br />

In this model, optimal for the government to pay a uniform transfer<br />

T on top of tax rates<br />

With redistributive tastes, T > 0<br />

With no redistributive tastes, ideally set T = −E<br />

This is ruled out by constraint T ≥ 0<br />

Constraint arises because poor cannot afford to pay lump sum tax<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 4: Optimal Taxation 26 / 121

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