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27 July 2018 (Updated 13 September 2024)
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No. 099

Consumption Responses and Redistributive Implications of Luxury Durable Tax Rebates

Tanisa Tawichsri

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This paper evaluates the impact of tax rebates on luxury durables, using Thailand's 2011 car tax rebate as a case study. Utilizing a stochastic dynamic model with heterogeneous agents, where cars serve as both luxury goods and illiquid assets, the study finds that the policy effectively boosted consumption by targeting households with a high propensity to spend. However, it was regressive, primarily benefiting high-income households and leading to prolonged negative effects on household spending and saving. Additionally, the policy caused second-hand car prices to drop. This enabled lower-income households to purchase used cars at lower costs, but further prolonged and deepened cuts in non-durable spending and savings. The estimated Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution (EIS) for Thailand is 0.2, with higher EIS observed among wealthier and older households.

Tanisa Tawichsri
Tanisa Tawichsri
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research
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JEL: D72D74P48Z13
Tags: durable goodsluxury goodselasticity of intertemporal substitutionbuffer-stock modelsilliquid assets
The views expressed in this workshop do not necessarily reflect the views of the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research or the Bank of Thailand.
Tanisa Tawichsri
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