Browsing NHH Brage by Subject "optimal non-linear taxation"

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    • Optimal redistribution and monitoring of labor effort 

      Zoutman, Floris T.; Jacobs, Bas (Discussion paper;33/14, Working paper, 2014-09)
      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. We analyze the joint ...

    • When a price is enough : implementation in optimal tax design 

      Rennes, Sander; Zoutman, Floris T. (Discussion paper;32/14, Working paper, 2014-09)
      This paper studies the design of tax systems that implement a planner's secondbest allocation in a market economy. An example shows that the widely used Mirrleesian (1976) tax system cannot implement all incentive-compatible ...