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How should capital be taxed? : theory and evidence from Sweden
Bastani, Spencer; Waldenström, Daniel - 2018
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of capital taxation in advanced economies with a focus on the Swedish experience. We synthesize the existing theoretical literature, present facts about the capital stock and its distribution, review current capital tax practices and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011825361
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How should capital be taxed? : theory and evidence from Sweden
Bastani, Spencer; Waldenström, Daniel - 2018
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of capital taxation in advanced economies with a focus on the Swedish experience. We synthesize the existing theoretical literature, present facts about the capital stock and its distribution, review current capital tax practices and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011845732
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Take it or leave it: take-up, optimal transfer programs, and monitoring
Jacquet, Laurence - 2010
This paper studies the optimal income redistribution and optimal monitoring when disability benefits are intended for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003965111
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Higher education financing and income redistribution
Wigger, Berthold U. - 2001
This paper considers an optimal income tax cum higher educationpolicy.It shows that in the presence of an optimal income tax systemhigher education should be taxed rather than subsidized.Furthermore, income taxes should become less progressive whenan optimal higher education policy is introduced.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399548
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Optimal redistributive pensions with temptation and costly self-control
Bouchard St-Amant, Pier-André; Garon, Jean-Denis - 2013
We characterize an optimal redistributive pension scheme when individuals face temptation, but can exert costly self-control (as in Gul & Pesendorfer, 2001; 2004). Our results challenge the common wisdom that forced savings tend to reduce individuals' mental cost of self-control. In our model,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009774942
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Optimal redistribution and monitoring of labor effort
Zoutman, Floris T.; Jacobs, Bas - 2014
This paper extends the Mirrlees (1971) model of optimal non-linear income taxation with a monitoring technology that allows the government to verify labor effort at a positive, but non-infinite cost. Monitored individuals receive a penalty, which increases if individuals earn a lower income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249672
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Regional investment and individual redistribution in a federation
Kessing, Sebastian; Schneider, Benny - 2014
consumption expenditures against the background of an incentive-compatible redistribution policy set by the central government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010429124
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Optimal Redistribution and Monitoring of Labor Effort
Zoutman, Floris - 2014
This paper extends the Mirrlees (1971) model of optimal non-linear income taxation with a monitoring technology that allows the government to verify labor effort at a positive, but non-infinite cost. Monitored individuals receive a penalty, which increases if individuals earn a lower income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057256
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Human Capital and Optimal Redistribution
Koeniger, Winfried - 2014
We characterize optimal redistribution in a dynastic family model with human capital. We show how a government can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013042983
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Optimal redistribution in the presence of signaling
Bastani, Spencer; Blumḳin, Tomer; Micheletto, Luca - 2021
We analyze optimal redistribution in the presence of labor market signaling where innate productive ability is not only … of education taxes/subsidies. We demonstrate how the government can achieve redistribution through wage compression and … analyze the conditions under which such redistribution is feasible and socially desirable. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012660137