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@article{roberts77, abstract = {In many voting situations, preferences over options may fail to be single-peaked. This is especially true when options consist of different amounts of a good which is provided through distortionary taxation. In this paper, voting over linear income tax schedules is considered. Although preferences may fail to be single-peaked, a choice set is shown to exist when only mild restrictions are imposed. For many choices in the public domain, the conditions required for this result are likely to be satisfied.}, author = {Roberts, Kevin W.}, citeulike-article-id = {591428}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2727(77)90005-6}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V76-458X3G8-50/2/02fdd3b27577af34e532e97b8fd348ab}, doi = {10.1016/0047-2727(77)90005-6}, journal = {Journal of Public Economics}, keywords = {political\_economics}, month = {December}, number = {3}, pages = {329--340}, posted-at = {2006-04-19 20:47:56}, priority = {2}, title = {Voting over income tax schedules}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2727(77)90005-6}, volume = {8}, year = {1977} }

TY - JOUR ID - roberts77 L3 - citeulike-article-id:591428 N2 - In many voting situations, preferences over options may fail to be single-peaked. This is especially true when options consist of different amounts of a good which is provided through distortionary taxation. In this paper, voting over linear income tax schedules is considered. Although preferences may fail to be single-peaked, a choice set is shown to exist when only mild restrictions are imposed. For many choices in the public domain, the conditions required for this result are likely to be satisfied. IS - 3 JF - Journal of Public Economics EP - 340 TI - Voting over income tax schedules VL - 8 SP - 329 KW - political_economics AU - Roberts, Kevin PY - 1977/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2727(77)90005-6 ER -