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Tax Perception – an empirical survey
Fochmann, Martin; Kiesewetter, Dirk; Blaufus, Kay; … - Arbeitskreis Quantitative Steuerlehre - 2010
own tax burden and its effect on economicdecisions. Six strands of literature are discussed: (1) perception of marginal … taxrates, (2) influence of tax complexity on tax perception, (3) taxation andincentives to work, (4) tax salience, (5) tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009129473
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Family Bargaining and Taxes:A Prolegomenon to the Analysis of Joint Taxation
Pollak, Robert A. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Does joint taxation disadvantage women? To answer that question, this paper begins byreviewing unitary and bargaining models of intrafamily allocation, and then discusses thedeterminants of "bargaining power" in a world without taxes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861560
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A RECONSIDERATION OF THE OPTIMAL INCOME TAX
Roberts, Kevin - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2000
This paper develops a formula for the optimal nonlinear income tax, the terms of which are familiar from the theory of … nonlinear tax reform. ... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005870281
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Gender Based Taxation and the Division ofFamily Chores
Alesina, Alberto; Ichino, Andrea; Karabarbounis, Loukas - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Gender Based Taxation (GBT) satisfies Ramsey´s optimal criterion by taxing less the moreelastic labor supply of (married) women. This holds when different elasticities between menand women are taken as exogenous and primitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861090
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Consumer specializationand the Romantic transformation ofthe British Grand Tour of Europe
Chai, Andreas - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2010
This paper posits that significant changes in 19th century British recreational travel patternsresulted from a change in the manner in which tourists used entertaining stimuli in order to attain pleasure.Consumers no longer merely viewed arousing stimuli, but attempted to use them to produce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009138630
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The Impact of Paternity Leave on Long-term Father Involvement
Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg F. - Universitetet <Stavanger> / School of Business …
Using Norwegian registry data we investigate how paternity leave affects fathers’ long-termearnings. In 1993 Norway introduced a paternity quota of the paid parental leave. We estimatea difference-in-differences model which exploits differences in fathers' exposure to thepaternity quota. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009305191
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Does Marriage Make People Happy,Or Do Happy People Get Married?
Stutzer, Alois; Frey, Bruno S. - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich> - 2004
This paper analyzes the causal relationships between marriage and subjective well-beingin a longitudinal data set spanning 17 years. We find evidence that happier singles opt more likelyfor marriage and that there are large differences in the benefits from marriage between couples.Potential, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868513
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Anatomy of a Health Scare : Education, Income and the MMR Controversy in the UK
Anderberg, Dan; Chevalier, Arnaud; Wadsworth, Jonathan - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
One theory for why there is a strong education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly absorb new information about health technology. The MMR controversy in the UK provides a case where, for a brief period of time, some highly publicized research suggested...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859496
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Income Taxation of U.S. Households: Basic Facts
Guner, Nezih; Kaygusuz, Remzi; Ventura, Gustavo - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
ofchildren. The data reveals a large dispersion in tax rates and taxes paid. Ranking householdsaccording to the average tax rates … they face, those at top 1% face taxes in excess of 27.5%,while the median tax rate is about 8%. About 14.5% of married and … 31.8% of unmarriedhouseholds do not pay any taxes. Given the progressivity in the system, tax liabilities aremore …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360537
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Job Changes and Hours Changes:Understanding the Path of Labour Supply Adjustment
Blundell, Richard W.; Brewer, Mike; Francesconi, Marco - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper uses British panel data to investigate single women´s labour supply changes inresponse to three tax and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861861