The relationship between economic development and tax structure change has
generally been analyzed on the basis of cross-sectional data. This article looks
at the relationship from a time series point of reference, taking the example of
Mexico from 1895 to 1975. The regression equations find numerous statistically
significant associations between the dependent variable, revenue/tax ratios and
different tax categories, and the explanatory variables which represent proxies
for economic development.
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