This Master's Thesis investigates the relationship between income taxation and local growth-related variables in Italy using a panel of Provincial data. In particular, the study employs a Difference-in-Differences approach based on a tax increase policy that affected the income taxes rates in some Italian regions in 2007. The study contributes to the existing empirical literature on income taxation by providing empirical evidence on the effects of income taxation on local economic activity and growth in a non-federal country. In particular, the findings of both Chapters 1 and 2 suggest that the increases of income tax rates had a negative impact on labour supply (especially at the extensive margin) and on the level of Fixed Gross Investment, and therefore on local economic activity and growth. The implications of these findings, combined with the estimations of the Elasticity of Taxable Income (ETI) presented in the last part of Chapter 2, are discussed in detail and interpreted in comparison with results reported by previous international literature. Overall, this Master's Thesis provides potentially valuable insights into the effects of income taxation on local economic activity and growth in Italy, and offers recommendations for policymakers and local governments.
Questa tesi di laurea magistrale indaga la relazione tra l'imposizione fiscale sul reddito e le variabili legate alla crescita locale in Italia utilizzando un set di dati di tipo panel a livello provinciale. In particolare, lo studio utilizza un approccio Differenze-nelle-Differenze (DiD) basato su una politica di aumento delle imposte che ha influenzato le aliquote fiscali in alcune regioni italiane nel 2007. Lo studio contribuisce alla letteratura empirica esistente sull'imposizione fiscale sul reddito fornendo prove empiriche sugli effetti dell'imposizione fiscale sull'attività economica locale e sulla crescita in un paese non federale. In particolare, i risultati dei capitoli 1 e 2 suggeriscono che l'aumento delle aliquote fiscali ha avuto un impatto negativo sull'offerta di lavoro (soprattutto sul fronte estensivo) e sul livello degli investimenti lordi fissi, e quindi sull'attività economica locale e sulla crescita. Le implicazioni di questi risultati, combinate con le stime dell'Elasticità del Reddito Tassabile presentate nell'ultima parte del capitolo 2, vengono discusse dettagliatamente e interpretate in confronto con i risultati riportati dalla precedente letteratura internazionale. In generale, questa tesi di laurea magistrale fornisce potenziali contributi significativi sugli effetti dell'imposizione fiscale sul reddito sull'attività economica locale e sulla crescita in Italia e offre raccomandazioni per i responsabili delle politiche e le amministrazioni locali
Effects of Income Taxation on Local Economic Activity and Growth: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Italy
BOSCO, CARLO FEDERICO
2022/2023
Abstract
This Master's Thesis investigates the relationship between income taxation and local growth-related variables in Italy using a panel of Provincial data. In particular, the study employs a Difference-in-Differences approach based on a tax increase policy that affected the income taxes rates in some Italian regions in 2007. The study contributes to the existing empirical literature on income taxation by providing empirical evidence on the effects of income taxation on local economic activity and growth in a non-federal country. In particular, the findings of both Chapters 1 and 2 suggest that the increases of income tax rates had a negative impact on labour supply (especially at the extensive margin) and on the level of Fixed Gross Investment, and therefore on local economic activity and growth. The implications of these findings, combined with the estimations of the Elasticity of Taxable Income (ETI) presented in the last part of Chapter 2, are discussed in detail and interpreted in comparison with results reported by previous international literature. Overall, this Master's Thesis provides potentially valuable insights into the effects of income taxation on local economic activity and growth in Italy, and offers recommendations for policymakers and local governments.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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