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the theoretical result that when fines are levied on evaded tax, a higher tax rate reduces evasion under decreasing absolute risk aversion, against intuition.

In taxation, Yitzhaki paradox refers to the theoretical result that when fines are levied on evaded tax, a higher tax rate reduces evasion under decreasing absolute risk aversion, against intuition. This meaning comes from Yitzhaki (1974) in Journal of Public Economics.[1]

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References

Yitzhaki, S. (1974). Income tax evasion: A theoretical analysis. Journal of Public Economics, 3(2), 201-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/0047-2727(74)90037-1

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