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On Optimization of Tax Functions

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We consider the problem of maximization of an integral functional on the space of increasing functions, which is motivated by economic concerns for tax mechanisms optimization. An analytical description of the optimal value is obtained, as well as an approximation method for finding the solution.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank A. Tsyvinski for useful discussions.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation under grant 17-11-01058 at Moscow State University.

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  1. National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000, Moscow, Russia

    T. V. Bogachev & S. N. Popova

  2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), 141701, Dolgoprudnyi, Russia

    S. N. Popova

  3. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 101000, Moscow, Russia

    S. N. Popova

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Bogachev, T.V., Popova, S.N. On Optimization of Tax Functions. Math Notes 109, 163–170 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S000143462101020X

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