Original scientific paper

Taxes in a Wealth Distribution Model by Inelastically Scattering of Particles

Sebastian Guala ; Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Buenos Aires

Abstract

In this work we use an inelastic scattering process of particles to propose a model able to reproduce the salient features of the wealth distribution in an economy by including taxes to each trading process and redistributing that collected among the population according to a given criterion. Additionally, we show that different optimal levels of taxes may exist depending on the redistribution criterion.

Keywords

wealth distribution; inelastic collisions

Hrčak ID:

76798

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76798

Publication date:

3.7.2009.

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