This paper critically surveys the large and growing literature estimating the elasticity of taxable income with respect … this elasticity can be used as a sufficient statistic for efficiency and optimal tax analysis. We discuss what other … parameters should be estimated when the elasticity is not a sufficient statistic. Second, we discuss conceptually the key issues …

This paper critically surveys the large and growing literature estimating the elasticity of taxable income with respect … assumptions this elasticity can be used as a sufficient statistic for efficiency and optimal tax analysis. We discuss what other … parameters should be estimated when the elasticity is not a sufficient statistic. Second, we discuss conceptually the key issues …

uncertainty, is the overall elasticity of taxable income. We provide new estimates of this elasticity which address identification … income, and on variation in the elasticity of taxable income by income group. We find that the overall elasticity of taxable … income is approximately 0.4; the elasticity of real income, not including tax preferences, is much lower. We also estimate …

"This paper critically surveys the large and growing literature estimating the elasticity of taxable income with … assumptions this elasticity can be used as a sufficient statistic for efficiency and optimal tax analysis. We discuss what other … parameters should be estimated when the elasticity is not a sufficient statistic. Second, we discuss conceptually the key issues …

uncertainty, is the overall elasticity of taxable income. We provide new estimates of this elasticity which address identification … income, and on variation in the elasticity of taxable income by income group. We find that the overall elasticity of taxable … income is approximately 0.4; the elasticity of real income, not including tax preferences, is much lower. We also estimate …

In this report, we combine theory and empirical estimates for how labor earnings respond to changes in tax rates and …