The Impact of Optimal Tariffs and Taxes on Agglomeration



Substituting the partial derivatives yields:

σP1 σ [(1-σ)(1 -7)(1 -T4) - γσ(1 - T1 )] [σP1-σT-7(1-L)]


+σ77P1-σΘ*(1 - Ti)L


+(σ-1+7)[[σP*1-σT* -7(1 -L)][σP1-σT- γL] - 72ΘΘ*(1 -L)L]


(14.3)


+7σ


(1-TA )


l-7


-Y


(i-ta)1-y p-γ


(1 - Ti) (σP1-σT - γL + γσΘ(1 -L))
+ (1
- a)(1 - 7)(1 - '/'7θ! -L)


= 0,


[7(1 -L)-σP*1-σT*] [σP1-σ (1 -Ta-T)+ 7L]

P γ                +7 2ΘΘ*(1-L)L

P*7 =    P*1-σ7σ (1 - TA)1-γ (1 - Ta)7 (1-L)Θ.

Substituting (14.4) in (14.3) and simplifying yields:


(14.4)


τ _ . — τ*      _

TA,Opt = 1 A,Opt =
σ


(14)


while resubstituting (14) in (14.4) or (14.3) yields for T1,θpt and TI,θpt the
following non-linear equation system:


7θ*l + p7p*1-σ-γ - 1 -σTI
σ - 1               1 - Ti


(1-7 )P 1-σ + 7 (1-L) +      '* 1 =0,

σ-1


7 Θ(1 - L)       1-σ-7 1 - σT*

σ - 1 + P P  - Tif


(1 -7)P1-σ+7L +


7σ(1 -L)Θ
σ
- 1


(15)


23


= 0.




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