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How Tax Complexity and Enforcement Affect the Equity and Efficiency of the Income Tax
Kaplow, Louis - 2021
been analyzed in terms of the equity and efficiency concerns that animate more familiar assessments of income tax policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013237016
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On the Undesirability of Commodity Taxation Even When Income Taxation is Not Optimal
Kaplow, Louis - 2021
addition, for commodity tax reforms that do not eliminate or proportionally reduce differential taxation, a simple efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224218
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The Duration of Youth Unemployment in West Germany : Some Theoretical Considerations
Franz, Wolfgang - 2021
This paper presents a theoretical model dealing with the duration of youth unemployment in West Germany. Duration can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249173
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The Reservation Wage of Unemployed Persons in the Federal Republic of Germany : Theory and Empirical Tests
Franz, Wolfgang - 2021
This study examines the determinants of the reservation wage of unemployed persons in the Federal Republic of Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249255
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German and American Wage and Price Dynamics : Differences and Common Thenes
Franz, Wolfgang; Gordon, Robert J. - 2021
The evolution of unemployment in West Germany and the U. S. stands in sharp contrast, with German unemployment much … big difference berween the two countries is that there is no feedback from wages to prices in Germany, and so high … unemployment does not put downward pressure on the inflation rate. During the 19705 and 19805 in Germany there emerged a growing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013237265
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Young and Out in Germany : On the Youths' Chances of Labor Market Entrance in Germany
Franz, Wolfgang; Inkmann, Joachim; Pohlmeier, Winfried; … - 2021
This paper deals with the labor market entrance of young people in the Federal Republic" of Germany. The main focus is … on failures during this stage. First, an overview of the youth" labor market in Germany is given. Then, the transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013222219
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Incentives and Government Relief for Risk
Kaplow, Louis - 2010
Government relief is offered for a wide range of risks - - natural disaster, economic dislocation, sickness and injury. This paper explores the effect of such relief on incentives and the allocation of risk in a model with private insurance. It is shown that government relief is inefficient,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760198
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Government Relief for Risk Associated with Government Action
Kaplow, Louis - 2010
A significant source of risk arises from uncertainty concerning future government policy. Government action - - tax reform, deregulation, judicial decisions, budgetary shifts - - produces gains and losses for those who invested under preexisting rules. The effects of government relief - -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760199
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Myopia and the Effects of Social Security and Capital Taxation on Labor Supply
Kaplow, Louis - 2010
Myopia is increasingly believed to be a significant determinant of behavior and also plays a central role in justifications for social security and policies toward the taxation of capital. It is important, however, to account for labor supply effects, particularly in light of the preexisting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760716
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Optimal Control of Externalities in the Presence of Income Taxation
Kaplow, Louis - 2010
simple efficiency test characterizing when a Pareto improvement is possible is offered. Qualifications and explanations for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012761266