This paper characterizes the optimal redistributive tax schedule in a matching unemployment framework where (voluntary …) nonparticipation and (involuntary) unemployment are endogenous. The optimal employment tax rate is given by an inverse employment …. For plausible values of the parameters, our matching environment induces much lower employment tax rates than the usual …

This paper characterizes the optimal redistributive tax schedule in a matching unemployment framework with endogenous … (voluntary) nonparticipation and (involuntary) unemployment. The optimal employment tax rate is given by an inverse employment … responses. For plausible parameters, our matching environment induces much lower employment tax rates than the usual competitive …

This paper revisits the normative properties of search-matching economies when homogeneous workers have concave utility … optima, non-linear income taxation is a key complement to unemployment insurance. According to the level of the workers …

This papers revisits the normative properties of search-matching economies when workers have concave utility functions … unemployment insurance and lower levels of search intensity and output in the second setting. To decenralize these optima …-linear tax schedule and an appropriate level of unemployment benefits. According to the level of the bargaining power, taxation …

non-market activities. Search-matching frictions on the labor markets create unemployment. Wages, labor demand and …

dimensions: their skills and their values of non-market activities. Search-matching frictions on the labor markets create … unemployment. Wages, labor demand and participation are endogenous. The government only observes wage levels. Under a Maximin … is increasing, marginal tax rates are positive everywhere, while wages, unemployment rates and participation rates are …

-sector general quilibrium model featuring matching frictions, heterogenous abilities and an informal sector with tax evasion. The … choice of education is determined endogenously. Job opportunities in an informal sector are available only to workers who … choose not to acquire higher education. We find that increased punishment of informal activities increases the number of …

levels and endogenous involuntary unemployment due to frictions in the labor markets. Redistributive taxation distorts labor … demand and wages. Compared to their efficient values, gross wages, unemployment and participation are lower. Average tax …

levels and endogenous involuntary unemployment due to frictions in the labor markets. Redistributive taxation distorts labor … demand and wages. Compared to the laissez-faire, gross wages, unemployment and participation are lower. Average tax rates are …