Blar i Discussion papers (SAM) på forfatter "Schroyen, Fred"
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The impact of international tax information exchange agreements on the use of tax amnesty: evidence from Norway
Andersson, Jonas; Schroyen, Fred; Torsvik, Gaute (DP SAM;16/2019, Working paper, 2019-09)In this paper we develop a model for tax amnesty applications in a multi-period setting. One key insight from the model is that applying for amnesty becomes more attractive at the moment when stricter enforcement is ... -
The power of money : wealth effects in contests
Schroyen, Fred; Treich, Nicolas (Discussion Papers;13/2013, Working paper, 2013-06)Two wealth effects typically arise in any contest: i) wealth decreases the marginal cost of effort, but also ii) decreases the marginal benefit of winning the contest. In this paper, we introduce three types of strategic ... -
Utility analysis, luxuries and risk : a critical comment
Schroyen, Fred (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-10)This note questions the analysis of Diacon (2006) in the June issue of Economics Letters. It points at a misinterpretation and claims that the conclusion—that the presence of luxuries may make people love income gambles ... -
Work requirements and long term poverty
Schroyen, Fred; Torsvik, Gaute (Discussion paper, Working paper, 1999)We study how work requirements can be used to target transfers to the long term poor. Without commitment, time consistency requires all screening measures to be concentrated in the first phase of the program. We show ...