Date of Award
Summer 2014
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Andrew Feltenstein
Second Advisor
Sally Wallace
Third Advisor
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Fourth Advisor
Florenz Plassmann
Abstract
Despite the prevalence of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models applied to tax changes of varying types, little work has been done focusing on state level comprehensive tax reform or on tax reform in countries undergoing a regime change. This research develops and applies methodologies for analyzing fiscal policy changes under these two very different economic scenarios. The findings for each application are relevant to policy makers as they weigh the effects of tax reform. The models developed for the two scenarios offer guidance to future modelers in studying similar economies and the contrast of the two provides a framework for thinking about model design and application. Finally, the results, when compared to each other, allow us to see the relative effectiveness of the two tax reform policies given their very different economies.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/5778454
Recommended Citation
Condon, Jeffrey, "Tax Changes In Very Different Economies." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2014.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/5778454