How does globalization affect the tax burden on labour income, capital income and consumption in different welfare regimes? The case of Western and Eastern EU Member States

Onaran, Ö., Boesch, V. and Leibrecht, M. 2012. How does globalization affect the tax burden on labour income, capital income and consumption in different welfare regimes? The case of Western and Eastern EU Member States. Economic Inquiry. 50 (4), pp. 880-904. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2011.00420.x

TitleHow does globalization affect the tax burden on labour income, capital income and consumption in different welfare regimes? The case of Western and Eastern EU Member States
AuthorsOnaran, Ö., Boesch, V. and Leibrecht, M.
Abstract

This article analyzes the effects of globalization on implicit tax rates (ITRs) on labor income, capital income, and consumption in the EU15 and Central and Eastern European New Member States (CEE NMS). We find supportive evidence for an increase in the ITR on labor income in the EU15, but no effect on the ITR on capital income. There is evidence of convergence in terms of the ITR on consumption, as countries with higher than average ITR on consumption respond to globalization by decreasing their tax rates. There are important differences among the welfare regimes within the EU15. Social-democratic countries have decreased the tax burden on capital, but increased that on labor due to globalization. Globalization exerts a pressure to increase taxes on labor income in the conservative and liberal regimes as well. Taxes on consumption decrease in response to globalization in the conservative and social-democratic regimes. In the CEE NMS, there is no effect of globalization on the ITR on labor and capital income, but we find a negative impact on the ITR on consumption in the CEE NMS with higher than average ITR on consumption. (JEL H23, H24, H25, F19, F21)

JournalEconomic Inquiry
Journal citation50 (4), pp. 880-904
ISSN0095-2583
Year2012
PublisherWiley
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2011.00420.x
Publication dates
PublishedOct 2012

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