The economics of taxing net wealth: a survey of the issues

This paper surveys possible motivations for having a net wealth tax. After giving a short overview over the state of wealth taxation in OECD countries, we discuss both popular arguments for such a tax, as well as economic arguments. It is argued that classical normative principles of taxation known...

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Main Author:	Schnellenbach, Jan (Author)
Format:	Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Freiburg i. Br. Inst. für Allg. Wirtschaftsforschung, Abt. für Wirtschaftspolitik 2012
Series:	Freiburger Diskussionspapiere zur Ordnungsökonomik 2012,5
In:	Freiburger Diskussionspapiere zur Ordnungsökonomik (2012,5)
Subjects:	Arbeitspapier Graue Literatur
Online Access:	Verlag, Volltext: http://www.eucken.de/fileadmin/bilder/Dokumente/DP2012/Discussionspapier_12_05.pdf Download aus dem Internet, Stand: 14.12.2012, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/67482
Author Notes:	Jan Schnellenbach