Uncertainty in Economics: Readings and Exercises
In: Economic Theory and Mathematical Economics
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In: Economic Theory and Mathematical Economics
In: CESifo working paper series 3548
In: Public finance
This paper presents the case for tax progressivity based on recent results in optimal tax theory. We consider the optimal progressivity of earnings taxation and whether capital income should be taxed. We critically discuss the academic research on these topics and when and how the results can be used for policy recommendations. We argue that a result from basic research is relevant for policy only if (a) it is based on economic mechanisms that are empirically relevant and first order to the problem, (b) it is reasonably robust to changes in the modeling assumptions, (c) the policy prescription is implementable (i.e., is socially acceptable and is not too complex). We obtain three policy recommendations from basic research that satisfy these criteria reasonably well. First, very high earners should be subject to high and rising marginal tax rates on earnings. Second, low income families should be encouraged to work with earnings subsidies, which should then be phased-out with high implicit marginal tax rates. Third, capital income should be taxed. We explain why the famous zero marginal tax rate result for the top earner in the Mirrlees model and the zero capital income tax rate results of Chamley-Judd and Atkinson-Stiglitz are not policy relevant in our view.
In: The Lindahl lectures
In: Churchill lectures in economics
In: Munich lectures in economics
In this book Peter Diamond analyzes social security as a particular example of optimal taxation theory. Assuming a world of incomplete markets and asymmetric information, he uses a variety of simple models to illuminate the economic forces that bear on specific social security policy issues. The focus is on the degree of progressivity desirable in social security and the design of incentives to delay retirement beyond the earliest age of eligibility for benefits. Before analyzing these models, Diamond presents introductions to optimal income tax theory and the theory of incomplete markets. He incorporates recent theoretical developments such as time-inconsistent preferences into his analyses and shows that distorting taxes and a measure of progressivity in benefits are desirable. Diamond also discusses social security reform, with a focus on Germany.
In: Institute for Development Studies, University College, Nairobi, Discussion Paper 79
In: Contemporary economic policy: a journal of Western Economic Association International, Band 34, Heft 3, S. 403-411
ISSN: 1465-7287
Presentation of multiple dimensions of current inequality in the United States, with some discussion of some causes and some policy issues. (JEL D3)
In: NBER Working Paper No. w18761
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In: CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4130
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In: MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-05
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In: The American economist: journal of the International Honor Society in Economics, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Band 57, Heft 2, S. 146-153
ISSN: 2328-1235
This lecture was delivered on the occasion of the John R. Commons Award presentation at the Allied Social Science Association meetings in Chicago, January 2012. Omicron Delta Epsilon presents the award biennially to an outstanding economist in recognition of achievements and service to both the economics profession and Omicron Delta Epsilon. The lecture represents part of the author's continuing exploration of the analysis and development of policies for Social Security and income taxation of earnings.
In: MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-21
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In: American economic review, Band 101, Heft 4, S. 1045-1072
ISSN: 1944-7981
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