Should robots be taxed?

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dc.contributor.author	Guerreiro, João
dc.contributor.author	Rebelo, Sérgio
dc.contributor.author	Teles, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-01T14:56:05Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-01T14:56:05Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01
dc.description.abstract	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.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1093/restud/rdab019
dc.identifier.eid	85143970020
dc.identifier.issn	0034-6527
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36577
dc.identifier.wos	000746064900009
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.subject	Inequality	pt_PT
dc.subject	Optimal taxation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Automation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Robots	pt_PT
dc.title	Should robots be taxed?	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	311	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	1	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	279	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Review of Economic Studies	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	88	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT

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