TRADE‐OFF IN STABILITY AND GROWTH: CASE STUDY OF INDIRECT TAXES IN TURKEY

Abstract

Recent research in the public finance literature has developed a new model for the analysis of tax structures. Unlike the traditional income elasticity methodology, this model examines a structure in terms of its growth rate and volatility of receipts. Once a structure is analyzed, the model demonstrates how revenue volatility may be reduced without sacrificing the rate of growth of receipts. This study applies this special methodology to the indirect tax structure of Turkey, in order to demonstrate how revenue instability can be minimized in a developing country. Results of the empirical analysis show how the indirect tax structure could be modified to obtain an acceptable rate of growth and volatility in receipts, to support essential government services.

Citation

GRADY PERDUE, D. (1990), "TRADE‐OFF IN STABILITY AND GROWTH: CASE STUDY OF INDIRECT TAXES IN TURKEY", Studies in Economics and Finance, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 12-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028688