This paper studies the evolution of modern Swedish wealth taxation since its introduction in 1911 until it was abolished in 2007. It offers a thorough description of the rules concerning valuation of assets, deductions/exemptions and tax schedules to characterize effective wealth tax schedules...

This paper is about “Capital in the Twenty-first Century” by Thomas Piketty. It identifies his central macroeconomic claims and examines them, arguing that the contentions are theoretically and empirically unwarranted.

This paper uses recently available information on the composition of household assets and liabilities to examine the impact of a tax on household wealth in Ireland under a wide range of assumptions on how such a tax might be designed. We compare results based on models of existing taxes on...

Selten hat ein Wirtschaftsbuch so viel Aufmerksamkeit erregt wie Thomas Pikettys Das Kapital im 21. Jahrhundert . Seine These, die ungleiche Verteilung von Einkommen und Vermögen durch Enteignung zu beheben, fand rasch zahlreiche Anhänger und hat eine breite gesellschaftliche Debatte...