Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP6582
Authors: Gilles Saint-Paul
Abstract: This paper criticizes the Alesina and Ichino (2007) proposal of taxing men more than women. First, the proposal is outright sex discrimination. Second, it cannot be Pareto-improving. Third, its virtues in terms of efficiency are better obtained by gender-neutral voluntary schemes for taxing households. Fourth, the tax would further undermine marriage.
Keywords: gender; sex; taxation
JEL Codes: H2; J2; J3; J7
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| man tax (H29) | marriage stability (J12) |
| man tax (H29) | household welfare (I38) |
| man tax (H29) | divorce rates (J12) |
| man tax (H29) | instability in marital relationships (J12) |
| man tax (H29) | collapse of traditional marriage structures (J12) |
| man tax (H29) | caste system (P40) |
| man tax (H29) | sex discrimination (J71) |