Habit Formation, Interdependent Preferences and Demographic Effects in the Almost Ideal Demand System

Consumer behavior in rural areas of iran : an almost ideal demand system analysis

بررسی روند تعیین نرخهای بهینه مالیاتی در ایران با استفاده از رویکرد تحلیل کششهای تقاضا

در این پژوهش، با استفاده از سیستم معادلات تقاضای تقریباً ایده‌آل[1] و سیستم شکل گیری عادت[2] به بررسی حساسیتهای درآمدی و قیمتی مصرف و فروش خانوارهای شهری ایران طی دوره زمانی 1385- 1353 پرداخته شده است. نتایج حاصل از این مطالعه همراه با واکاوی روند فعلی تجمیع عوارض درایران حاکی از این است که نرخهای مالیات بر مصرف و فروش در ایران بدون در نظر گرفتن اثرات تخصیصی و توزیعی مالیاتهای غیرمستقیم و همچنین...

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