RESEARCH PAPER NO. 762

TAXTRANS: COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING SOFTWARE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TAXES AND TRANSFERS IN GENERAL AND PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM

by

JOHN CREEDY

AUGUST 2000

Department of Economics. University of Melbourne. Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia

 

CONTENTS

  1. Introduction
  2. Installation of TaxTrans
    1. WWW Access
    2. Compact Disk
  3. Using TaxTrans
    1. General Equilibrium
    2. Output
    3. Partial Equilibrium
  4. The General Equilibrium model
    1. Production
        2. 1. Cobb-Douglas Production Functions
        2. CES Production Functions
    2. Goods and Factor Prices
    3. Demands and Labour Supplies
        4. 1. Cobb-Douglas Preferences
        2. CES Preferences
    4. Taxes and Transfers in the Model
    5. The Solution Procedure
    6. Welfare Changes
      1. The Excess Burden of Taxation
      2. Welfare Changes and Income Taxation
    7. Measuring Social Welfare
  5. The Partial Equilibrium Model
    1. CES Utility Functions
      1. The Value of a
    2. Tax and Transfer Systems
      1. A Linear Income Tax
      2. A Means-Tested System
    3. Simulation Procedure
    4. Social Welfare Functions

 

Request For Full Working Papers

This mail form will be sent automatically to Department of Economics Administrative Staff and your request will be processed. Please fill in your Details below and Click On "Send Request" button when you are finished. Papers will be sent by post.

Please enter paper No :

Please enter paper title :

Please enter your name :

Please enter you postal address :

Please enter your e-mail address :