whole tax system is affected by the externalities caused by the consumption of positional goods, notably also the taxes on …

This paper extends the previous literature on optimal redistributive taxation in the presence of externalities to a … multi-externality setting. While taxes on income and on 'clean' commodities are still unaffected by the externalities, which … implications for the optimal Pigouvian tax rates. In general the Pigouvian parts of taxation depend also on the externalities …

the one hand, wages are lowered and unemployment decreases, on the other hand, the individual labour supply decision is … progressivity is below the actual level. A decomposition approach shows that the optimal level is increased by high unemployment and …

, it reduces unemployment by exerting downward pressure on wages. This trade-off is quantitatively assessed using a … bargaining and involuntary unemployment. In the simulations carried out using this model, the optimal degree of tax progressivity …

This paper characterizes the optimal redistributive tax schedule in a matching unemployment framework with endogenous … (voluntary) nonparticipation and (involuntary) unemployment. The optimal employment tax rate is given by an inverse employment …

In this paper fiscal policy is examined for an open economy characterised by unemployment due to efficiency wages. We …

educational type with high consumption value and low effort costs. This increases the skill mismatch and aggregate unemployment in …