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expectations, a structural labor demand model, and a tax-benefit microsimulation model. Our findings show that as of September 2020 …. However, the tax benefit system and discretionary policy responses to the crisis act as important income stabilizers, since …
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Does parental wealth inequality impact next generation labor income inequality? And does a tax on parental wealth …. The estimated hypothetical wage distribution without the wealth tax is more unequal. Moreover, suggestive evidence …
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Models of labor supply derived from stochastic utility representations and discretized sets of feasible hours of work have gained popularity because they are more practical than the standard approaches based on marginal calculus. In this paper we argue that practicality is not the only feature...
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This paper presents the properties of optimal piecewise linear tax systems for two-earner households, based on joint …
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. The robot tax exploits general-equilibrium effects to compress the wage distribution. Wage compression reduces income-tax … distortions of labor supply, thereby raising welfare. In the calibrated model, the optimal robot tax for the US is positive and … generates small welfare gains. As the price of robots falls, inequality rises but the robot tax and its welfare impact become …
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This paper analyses optimal piecewise linear tax systems for two-earner households, based on joint and individual …
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household income and consumption by an equivalence scale. We argue that this leads to support for tax/transfer policies that …
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We study how furlough affects household financial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furlough increases the probability of late housing and bill payments by 30% and 9%, respectively. The effects exist for individuals who rent their home, but not mortgagees who can mitigate financial distress...
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estimate an event study model to identify the dynamic effects of reforms to top wealth tax rates on the subsequent evolution of … wealth concentration. Our results imply that a reduction in the top marginal wealth tax rate by 0.1 percentage points in …-creases the top 1% (0.1%) wealth share by 0.9 (1.2) percentage points five years after the reform. This suggests that wealth tax …
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data sources from the Swedish Tax Agency's tax register, which provides real-time information on firm sales and employees … drastic economic recession. Excise tax revenue analysis reveals a decline in industrial electricity and air travel tax … revenues, but a rise in alcohol tax revenue. The hospitality industry experienced significant negative effects, with drops in …
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