美国食品与要素市场中食品杂货税的归宿

The incidence of grocery taxes in US food and factor markets

American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 2025
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中文导读

研究了2010-2019年美国县级食品杂货销售税的归宿,发现税负过度转嫁给消费者,低收入家庭和折扣店购物者受影响更大,但零售利润增加未提高工人工资或农民价格。

Abstract

Abstract We study the incidence of county‐level grocery sales taxes across the United States from 2010 to 2019. We find substantial grocery tax over‐shifting to consumers. On average, a grocery tax that generates $1 in grocery tax revenue leads to a $1.44 rise in tax‐inclusive consumer food prices. This tax over‐shifting is even higher for lower‐income households and shoppers at discount and dollar stores. The grocery tax incidence varies significantly among foods, with over‐shifting highest for perishable staples. The increased retail margins arising from grocery tax over‐shifting do not translate into increased earnings for food retail workers nor higher farmgate prices for farmers.

杂货税税收转嫁消费者价格低收入家庭