Should robots be taxed?

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Autor(a) principal: Guerreiro, João
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Rebelo, Sérgio, Teles, Pedro
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36577
Resumo: Using a quantitative model that features technical progress in automation and endogenous skill choice, we show that, given the current U.S. tax system, a sustained fall in automation costs can lead to a massive rise in income inequality. We characterize the optimal tax system in this model. We find that it is optimal to tax robots while the current generations of routine workers, who can no longer move to non-routine occupations, are active in the labour force. Once these workers retire, optimal robot taxes are zero.
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spelling Should robots be taxed?InequalityOptimal taxationAutomationRobotsUsing a quantitative model that features technical progress in automation and endogenous skill choice, we show that, given the current U.S. tax system, a sustained fall in automation costs can lead to a massive rise in income inequality. We characterize the optimal tax system in this model. We find that it is optimal to tax robots while the current generations of routine workers, who can no longer move to non-routine occupations, are active in the labour force. Once these workers retire, optimal robot taxes are zero.Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaGuerreiro, JoãoRebelo, SérgioTeles, Pedro2022-02-01T14:56:05Z2022-012022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36577eng0034-652710.1093/restud/rdab01985143970020000746064900009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-23T01:41:38Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/36577Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:29:43.939134Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Should robots be taxed?
spellingShingle Should robots be taxed?
Guerreiro, João
Inequality
Optimal taxation
Automation
Robots
title_short Should robots be taxed?
title_full Should robots be taxed?
title_fullStr Should robots be taxed?
title_full_unstemmed Should robots be taxed?
title_sort Should robots be taxed?
author Guerreiro, João
author_facet Guerreiro, João
Rebelo, Sérgio
Teles, Pedro
author_role author
author2 Rebelo, Sérgio
Teles, Pedro
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Guerreiro, João
Rebelo, Sérgio
Teles, Pedro
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Inequality
Optimal taxation
Automation
Robots
topic Inequality
Optimal taxation
Automation
Robots
description Using a quantitative model that features technical progress in automation and endogenous skill choice, we show that, given the current U.S. tax system, a sustained fall in automation costs can lead to a massive rise in income inequality. We characterize the optimal tax system in this model. We find that it is optimal to tax robots while the current generations of routine workers, who can no longer move to non-routine occupations, are active in the labour force. Once these workers retire, optimal robot taxes are zero.
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