Modelling Indirect Taxes and Tax Reform Creedy Hardback Edward Elgar

Modelling Indirect Taxes and Tax ReformAuthor(s): John Creedy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781840642643, 978-1840642643\nSynopsis\nIndirect taxes have become an increasingly important revenue-raising tool for governments in developed countries. In this book, John Creedy applies his wealth of experience and expertise to the analysis of indirect taxes and, in particular, concentrates on the modelling of indirect tax reform and its distributional [url] he examines the implications of alternative indirect tax systems and provides an introductory survey of various measures of welfare change and excess burden in the context of indirect taxes. He pays particular attention to the measurement issues involved and uses partial equilibrium models to uncover various aspects of tax reform. Specifically, he:\naddresses the questions of measuring welfare changes arising from price changes examines the bu.