The Distribution of Tax Burdens: An Introduction

29 Pages Posted: 7 Jun 2002 Last revised: 15 Jul 2022

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Gilbert E. Metcalf

Tufts University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Don Fullerton

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Date Written: June 2002

Abstract

This paper summarizes important developments in tax incidence analysis over the past forty years. We mark the date of the beginning of modern tax incidence analysis with the publication of Harberger (1962) and discuss the relation of subsequent work to this seminal paper.

Suggested Citation

Metcalf, Gilbert E. and Fullerton, Don, The Distribution of Tax Burdens: An Introduction (June 2002). NBER Working Paper No. w8978, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=315328

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