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Haig-Simons income: a standalone construct

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Public economics

definition of income as consumption plus the change in net worth over a period, used as the ideal base for an income tax.

In public economics, Haig-Simons income refers to definition of income as consumption plus the change in net worth over a period, used as the ideal base for an income tax. This meaning comes from Simons (1938) in Personal income taxation.[1]

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base3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs consumption3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs ideal2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Simons, H. C. (1938). Personal income taxation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226758930

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