@techreport{NBERw1088, title = "Tax Analysis in an Oligopoly Model", author = "Michael L. Katz and Harvey S. Rosen", institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research", type = "Working Paper", series = "Working Paper Series", number = "1088", year = "1985", month = "July", URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w1088", abstract = {In this paper we analyze taxation using the conjectural variations model of oligopoly. We demonstrate the way in which the incidence of a tax depends upon the pattern of firm interaction. The results obtained have important implications for the controversy surrounding the question of whether a tax oncorporate income can be over-shifted. We also study normative aspects of taxation. The focus here is on the errors that can arise in excess burden calculations when incorrect assumptions on market structure are made.}, }