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Capital gains vs. wealth taxes

Standard optimal capital tax theory abstracts from modeling asset prices, making it unsuitable for thinking about capital gains and wealth taxation.

  • Capital gains and wealth taxes are examined in new research
  • Mix of realization-based capital gains and cash flow taxes proposed
  • Capital gains tax avoids portfolio decision distortions

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