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Optimal Taxation and Monopsonistic Labor Market : Does Monopsony Justify the Minimum Wage?
Cahuc, Pierre; Laroque, Guy - 2021
We analyze optimal taxation in an economy with monopsonistic labor markets. The individuals, whose only decisions are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316879
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Monopsony power, income taxation and welfare
Hummel, Albert Jan - 2021
This paper studies the implications of monopsony power for optimal income taxation and welfare. Firms observe workers …' abilities while the government does not and monopsony power determines what share of the labor market surplus is translated into … profits. Monopsony power increases the tax incidence that falls on firms. This makes labor income taxes less (more) effective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012545131
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Tax curvature
Hummel, Albert Jan - 2021
In a Mirrleesian environment, a monopsonist sets hourly wages and individuals choose how many hours to work. Labor market outcomes do not only depend on the level and slope of the income tax function, but also on its curvature. A more concave tax schedule raises the elasticity of labor supply,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599164
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Monopsony power, income taxation and welfare
Hummel, Albert Jan - 2021
This paper studies the implications of monopsony power for optimal income taxation and welfare. Firms observe workers …' abilities while the government does not and monopsony power determines what share of the labor market surplus is translated into … profits. Monopsony power increases the tax incidence that falls on firms. This makes labor income taxes less (more) effective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012534827
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Tax curvature
Hummel, Albert Jan - 2021
In a Mirrleesian environment, a monopsonist sets hourly wages and individuals choose how many hours to work. Labor market outcomes do not only depend on the level and slope of the income tax function, but also on its curvature. A more concave tax schedule raises the elasticity of labor supply,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012595290
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The Optimal Graduated Minimum Wage and Social Welfare
Danziger, Eliav - 2018
This paper analyzes the effects of introducing a graduated minimum wage in a model with optimal income taxation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012919242
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The Optimal Graduated Minimum Wage and Social Welfare
Danziger, Eliav - 2018
This paper analyzes the effects of introducing a graduated minimum wage in a model with optimal in-come taxation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012923241
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The optimal graduated minimum wage and social welfare
Danziger, Eliav; Danziger, Leif - 2018
This paper analyzes the effects of introducing a graduated minimum wage in a model with optimal income taxation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011809929
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The optimal graduated minimum wage and social welfare
Danziger, Eliav; Danziger, Leif - 2018
This paper analyzes the effects of introducing a graduated minimum wage in a model with optimal in-come taxation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810325
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The optimal graduated minimum wage and social welfare
Danziger, Eliav; Danziger, Leif - 2018
This paper analyzes the effects of introducing a graduated minimum wage in a model with optimal income taxation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131240