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Fall 2008

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 24, Number 1

Categories: Economics | Fall 2008

The Impact of Economic Growth, Tax Policy and Economic Freedom on Income Inequality

J. R. Clark, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University

Robert A. Lawson, Southern Methodist University

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise24(1),2008,23-31TheImpactofEconomicGrowth,TaxPolicyandEconomicFreedomonIncomeInequalityJ.R.ClarkUniversityofTennesseeatChattanoogaRobertA.LawsonAuburnUniversityAbstractConsiderabledisagreementexistsabouthoweconomicgrowth,taxes,andotherpoliciesaffectthedistributionofincomefrombothatheoreticalandempiricalperspective.Thisshortpaperattemptstoshedsomelightontheempiricaldebateabouttheroleoftaxpolicyindeterminingeconomicgrowthandthedistributionofincome.JELCodes:O4,E6Keywords:Taxation,Economicgrowth,Economicfreedom,IncomedistributionI.IntroductionConsiderabledisagreementexistsabouthowtaxesandothereconomicpoliciesaffectthedistributionofincomefrombothatheoreticalandempiricalperspective.Thereceivedwisdomwithregardtotheimpactoftaxesonthedistributionofincomeisfairlysettled.Inasmuchasthetaxsystemisprogressive,itshouldservetoequalizesomewhatthedistributionofincomeinasociety.Certainly,thisisoneofthemajorargumentsinfavorofprogressivetaxation,atleastforthosewhovalueamoreequalincomedistribution.Butthereistheoreticaldebate.Onecomplicationisthateconomicpolicy,includingtaxpolicy,mayimpacteconomicgrowthaswellasthedistributionofincomeandthat,inturn,economicgrowthandincomeinequalitymayberelated.Disentanglingthesevariousforcesisnoeasytask.Thispaperattemptstoshedsomelightontheempiricalsideofthedebateabouttheroleoftaxandothereconomicpoliciesindeterminingthedistributionofincome.23

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Title	The Impact of Economic Growth, Tax Policy and Economic Freedom on Income Inequality
Authors/Creators:	J. R. Clark, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University Robert A. Lawson, Southern Methodist University
Year:	2008
Volume:	24
Number:	1
Pages:	23 - 31
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Economic Development, Taxation, Economic freedom, Income distribution, Government Policy

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Clark, J. R.; Lawson, Robert A. / 2008. "The Impact of Economic Growth, Tax Policy and Economic Freedom on Income Inequality." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 24(1): 23-31.