Horizontal and Vertical Indirect Tax Competition: Theory and Some Evidence From the USA.

This Paper provides a simple theoretical framework for analysing simultaneous vertical and horizontal competition in excise taxes, and estimates equations informed by the theory on a panel of US state and federal excise taxes on cigarettes and gasoline. We also examine the role played by smuggling....

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Main Authors: Devereux, M, Lockwood, B, Redoano, M
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: CEPR 2004

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