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Taxation data have been used to create long-run series for the distribution of top incomes in quite a number of …
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The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more extensive reform programs. We argue that the heart of...
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We study the impact of income taxation on both partners' allocation of time to market work and unpaid house work in …'s. Tax policy simulations suggest that moving from joint taxation for married couples to separate taxation of each spouse … would go a small step in the direction of equalizing market and non-market work of spouses. Selective taxation with smaller …
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Previous reviews of static labor supply estimations concentrate mainly on the evidence from the 1980s and 1990s, Anglo-Saxon countries and early generations of labor supply modeling. This paper provides a fresh characterization of steady-state labor supply elasticities for Western Europe and the...
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This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer questions such as: What do we know, and how do we know, about the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are...
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We evaluate the effectiveness of a more progressive tax scheme in raising government revenues. We develop a life-cycle economy with heterogeneity and endogenous labor supply. Households face a progressive income tax schedule, mimicking the Federal Income tax, and flat-rate taxes that capture...
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In this paper we argue that, for a given overall level of labour income taxation, a more progressive tax schedule … on a panel of 21 OECD countries over 1998-2008. Controlling for the burden of taxation at the average wage, our estimates … are confirmed when we account for the potential endogeneity of both average taxation and progressivity. Overall, our …
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of workers faced with progressive taxation under tournaments and piece rates. Because of the difficulty identifying any … sensitive, and conclude with a tentative evaluation of the welfare benefits of progressive taxation in tournament economies. …
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We analyze the role of optimal income taxation across different local labor markets. Should labor in large cities be …
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Most empirical studies of the impact of labour income taxation on the labour supply behaviour of households use a … unitary modelling approach. In this paper we empirically analyze income taxation and the choice of working hours by combining …
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