• 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 ...
    • Sun and lemons : getting over information asymmetries in the California Solar Market 

      Mauritzen, Johannes (Discussion paper;35/14, Working paper, 2014-09)
      Using detailed data of approximately 125,000 solar photovoltaic systems installed in California between 2007 and 2014 I argue that the adoption of solar panels from Chinese manufacturers and the in- troduction of a ...
    • The comparative analysis of the NHH and BI networks 

      Belik, Ivan; Jörnsten, Kurt (Discussion paper;34/14, Working paper, 2014-09)
      Based on the co-authorship networks of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and the BI Norwegian Business School we present a comparative analysis in terms of structures, collaborations and publications. The networks’ ...
    • 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 ...