Lehmann, Etienne; Lucifora, Claudio; Moriconi, Simone; … - 2013
average wage, we show that a more progressive taxation reduces the unemployment rate and increases the employment rate. These …This paper argues that, for a given overall level of labour income taxation, a more progressive tax schedule reduces … the unemployment rate and increases the employment rate. From a theoretical point of view, higher progressivity induces a …