The paper presents evidence of an upward ratchet in transfers and taxes in the U.S. around World-War II. This finding … in the population who interacts with a (richer) agenda setter in Congress in setting redistribution. While the setter … managed to cap redistribution in the pre-war period, the War itself pushed up the status-quo tax burden, raising the …

Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This … efficiency and distributional effects of mobility, and analyzes the economic incidence of fiscal transfers to low-skilled workers … that are financed by taxes on imperfectly-mobile high-skilled workers in a dynamic model, distinguishing the short …

that a utilitarian government never equalizes after-tax incomes, even when it can impose group-specific lump-sum taxes. If …

unemployment is determined by benefits funded by wage-and energy-taxes. Aggregate labour and the net wage may increase or decrease … with taxation (and unemployment), and conditions for a reduction in redistributive wage-taxes to be Pareto-improving are … a balanced budget. High ability households prefer higher energy taxes when externalities are uniformly distributed and …

properties. However, the efficiency costs of the system are substantial. Taxes and benefits combine to face income earners with … système a des propriétés de redistribution très importantes qui sont mises clairement en évidence dans ce <I>Document de …