determinants of the optimal level of consumption taxation in relation to other taxes, as well as the optimal differentiation of … trade-offs in consumption taxation as well as point out important areas where more research is needed. …

established by Piketty (2001, 2003). The disappearance of capital income from the income tax base in many countries poses a major … including capital gains to 2010, and the series excluding capital gains to 2008. Second, we derive three homogeneous series by … simulating legislative definitions of capital income prevailing in Germany between 2001 and 2010. For both simulation and the …

Theory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence; optimal tax theory; the effect of … taxation on labor supply and savings; corrective taxes for externalities; taxation and corporate behavior; and tax expenditure … taxation. It covers both theoretical contributions, such as the theory of optimal income and commodity taxation, as well as …

established by Piketty (2001, 2003). The disappearance of capital income from the income tax base in many countries poses a major … including capital gains to 2010, and the series excluding capital gains to 2008. Second, we derive three homogeneous series by … simulating legislative definitions of capital income prevailing in Germany between 2001 and 2010. For both simulation and the …

This paper studies optimal taxation of entrepreneurial capital with private information and multiple assets … asset taxation is optimal. Marginal taxes on bonds depend on the correlation of their returns with idiosyncratic capital … double taxation of capital income â€" at the firm level and at the investor level. Finally, we show that taxation of assets …

This paper studies optimal taxation of entrepreneurial capital with private information and multiple assets … asset taxation is optimal. Marginal taxes on bonds depend on the correlation of their returns with idiosyncratic capital … double taxation of capital income â€" at the firm level and at the investor level. Finally, we show that taxation of assets …