Market structure and casino taxation in tourist resorts

This article examines the association of tax effects with market structure for casino gaming. We show that if market structure is uncompetitive, much of casino taxation falls on tourists whose demand is inelastic relative to supply. The tax is likely to be efficient under strong external demand if i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied economics 2014-04, Vol.46 (10), p.1049-1057
Hauptverfasser:	Gu, Xinhua, Tam, Pui Sun
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	casino taxation Casinos efficiency Inelastic demand Macao Macau Market structure Monopolies Oligopoly Studies Supply & demand Taxation Taxation economics Tourism Tourist policy
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