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noun
A theoretical curve that demonstrates the optimum rate of taxation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income; income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: graph, graphical record
History
After economist Arthur Laffer.
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