Consumption externalities, production externalities, and efficient capital accumulation under time non-separable preferences |
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Authors: | Stephen J. Turnovsky Goncalo Monteiro |
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Affiliation: | a University of Washington. Seattle, WA USA b University of York, Heslington, York, UK |
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Abstract: | The effects of consumption and production externalities on economic performance under time non-separable preferences are examined both theoretically and numerically. We show that a consumption externality alone has long-run distortionary effects if and only if labor is supplied elastically. With fixed labor supply, it has only transitional distortionary effects. Production externalities always generate long-run distortions, irrespective of labor supply. The optimal tax structure to correct for the distortions is characterized. We compare the implications of this model with those obtained when the consumption externality is contemporaneous. While some of the long-run effects are robust, there are also important qualitative and quantitative differences, particularly along transitional paths. |
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Keywords: | D91 E21 O40 |
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