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Taxation and the Household Saving Rate: Evidence from OECD Countries

By Howell H Zee, Vito Tanzi

March 1, 1998

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Howell H Zee, and Vito Tanzi. Taxation and the Household Saving Rate: Evidence from OECD Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1998) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

This paper analyzes anew the relationship between taxation and the household saving rate. On the basis of standard savings and tax revenue data from, it provides compelling and robust empirical evidence of a powerful impact of taxes on household savings. In particular, income taxes are shown to affect negatively the household saving rate much more than consumption taxes.

Subject: Consumption taxes, Income and capital gains taxes, Income tax systems, Revenue administration, Social security contributions, Taxes

Keywords: Consumption, Consumption tax coefficient, Consumption taxes, GDP, GDP ratio, Household savings, Income and capital gains taxes, Income elasticity, Income tax systems, Social security contributions, Tax, Tax revenue, Tax variable, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    16

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1998/036

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0361998

  • ISBN:

    9781451845426

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941