Based on well-known evidence on labor supply elasticities, several authors have concluded that women should be taxed at … female labor force participation by about 3.9% (3.4%) and 6.9% (4.0%), respectively. Gender-based taxes improve welfare and … a proportional, gender-neutral income tax. -- taxation ; two-earner households ; labor force participation …

-cycle economy with heterogeneity and endogenous labor supply. Households face a progressive income tax schedule, mimicking the … parameterize this model to reproduce aggregate and cross-sectional observations for the U.S. economy, including the shares of labor …

We analyze the role of optimal income taxation across different local labor markets. Should labor in large cities be … mobility of labor across cities does not choose equal taxes for cities of different sizes. The optimal tax schedule is location …

with an operative extensive margin in labor supply. We restrict our model with observations on gender and skill premia …, labor force participation of married females across skill groups, and the structure of marital sorting. We study four … and differential effects on labor supply: while hours per-worker display small increases, total hours and female labor …