1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation"
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The 1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation" is Frank P. Ramsey’s foundational work in public economics that introduced the optimal taxation framework now known as Ramsey pricing.
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| 1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation" canonical | 1 |
| Ramsey rule for optimal commodity taxation | 1 |
| Ramsey’s optimal taxation paper | 1 |
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Target entity: 1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation" Context triple: [F. P. Ramsey, publication, 1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation"]
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A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System is a 19th-century economic work by John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically analyzes taxation, public finance, and government debt and their effects on the economy.
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The Positive Theory of Capital
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On the Tax in Kind
"On the Tax in Kind" was a key 1921 Bolshevik policy document that replaced grain requisitioning with a tax in kind, marking the start of the New Economic Policy in Soviet Russia.
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On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
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Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities
"Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities" is an influential early 20th-century economic study by Hugh Dalton that analyzes the causes, measurement, and implications of income inequality in industrial societies.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation" Target entity description: The 1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation" is Frank P. Ramsey’s foundational work in public economics that introduced the optimal taxation framework now known as Ramsey pricing.
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A.
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System is a 19th-century economic work by John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically analyzes taxation, public finance, and government debt and their effects on the economy.
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B.
The Positive Theory of Capital
The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.
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C.
On the Tax in Kind
"On the Tax in Kind" was a key 1921 Bolshevik policy document that replaced grain requisitioning with a tax in kind, marking the start of the New Economic Policy in Soviet Russia.
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D.
On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
-
E.
Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities
"Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities" is an influential early 20th-century economic study by Hugh Dalton that analyzes the causes, measurement, and implications of income inequality in industrial societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
academic paper
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economics paper ⓘ |
| aimsTo | minimize welfare loss from raising a given revenue ⓘ |
| author |
F. P. Ramsey
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surface form:
Frank P. Ramsey
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| citedAs | Ramsey (1927) ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
formalization of optimal indirect taxes
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foundation of Ramsey pricing in public economics ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
optimal taxation theory
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public economics ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
On a Problem of Formal Logic
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surface form:
Ramsey 1927 paper
1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation" ⓘ
surface form:
Ramsey’s optimal taxation paper
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| hasImpactOnPolicy |
design of commodity tax systems
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regulation of natural monopolies ⓘ |
| hasImpactOnTheory | development of second-best welfare economics ⓘ |
| hasKeyAssumption |
competitive markets apart from taxation
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given government revenue requirement ⓘ representative consumer ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work in public economics
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one of the earliest formal treatments of optimal taxation ⓘ |
| influencedConcept |
marginal cost pricing with markups
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nonlinear pricing in regulated industries ⓘ second-best taxation ⓘ |
| influencedField |
modern optimal tax theory
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public finance ⓘ regulatory pricing ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Ramsey pricing
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1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ramsey rule for optimal commodity taxation
inverse elasticity rule for taxation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
efficient tax structure under revenue constraint
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minimization of excess burden of taxation ⓘ optimal commodity taxation ⓘ welfare maximization subject to government budget constraint ⓘ |
| proposes | tax rates inversely related to demand elasticities ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Economic Journal ⓘ |
| publisher | Royal Economic Society ⓘ |
| relatedToWork | Ramsey’s work on saving and optimal growth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century economics ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
Lagrange multipliers
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constrained optimization ⓘ |
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