"We analyze the effects of changes in dividend tax policy using a life-cycle model of the firm, in which new firms first access equity markets, then grow internally, and finally pay dividends when they have reached steady state.In accordance with the traditional view of dividend taxation, new...

Anticipated dividend tax changes, on the other hand, allow firms to engage in inter-temporal tax arbitrage so as to reduce investors' tax burden. This can significantly distort aggregate investment. Anticipated tax cuts (increases) delay (accelerate) firms' dividend payments, which leads them to...

Wealth inequality is rising in rich countries. Capital taxation used simply to finance redistribution may not be able to counteract this trend, but can increased public investment financed by higher capital taxes? We examine how such a policy affects the distribution of wealth in a setting with...

Wealth inequality is rising in rich countries. Capital taxation used simply to finance redistribution may not be able to counteract this trend, but can increased public investment financed by higher capital taxes? We examine how such a policy affects the distribution of wealth in a setting with...

Das Buch der Stunde: Wie kämpfen wir gegen die Auswüchse des Kapitalismus? Seit dem Crash von 2008 ist es nicht gelungen, den Kapitalismus wirksam zu reformieren. Ganz im Gegenteil, er droht vollends aus dem Ruder zu laufen: Die Finanzindustrie schreibt sich ihre eigenen Regeln; die grossen...