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Is It Worth Taxing Pirated Products? The Case of Optical Media Discs in the Philippines*
Desiree A. Desierto,
Desiree A. Desierto
University of the Philippines, School of Economics, Diliman, Q.C. 1101, Philippines. dadesierto@econ.upd.edu.ph
Karen Annette D. Lazaro,
Karen Annette D. Lazaro
University of the Philippines, School of Economics, Diliman, Q.C. 1101, Philippines. karen.annette.lazaro@gmail.com
Kevin Thomas G. Cruz
University of the Philippines, School of Economics, Diliman, Q.C. 1101, Philippines. kevinthomas.cruz@gmail.com
© 2010 The Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Asian Economic Papers (2010) 9 (2): 79–112.
https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00005
Desiree A. Desierto, Karen Annette D. Lazaro, Kevin Thomas G. Cruz; Is It Worth Taxing Pirated Products? The Case of Optical Media Discs in the Philippines. Asian Economic Papers 2010; 9 (2): 79–112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP_a_00005
This paper questions the conventional argument that the existence of a black market provides negative externalities in the form of foregone tax revenues that could otherwise be used to increase social welfare. It is not enough to estimate the size of the black market, one should also show how much of this can be eradicated, and how much of what is eradicated can be replaced by legitimate (taxable) goods, and how much of what is replaced can generate actual tax revenue. When all these are taken into account, the actual tax loss from piracy may be trivial. We illustrate this point using time-series data on optical media disc piracy in the Philippines.
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