• Good jobs, bad jobs and redistribution 

      Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Sandvik, Bjørn; Straume, Odd Rune (Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-08)
      We analyse the question of optimal taxation in a dual economy, when the government is concerned about the distribution of labour income. Income inequality is caused by the presence of sunk capital investments, which creates ...
    • Inequality, tax avoidance and redistribution 

      Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Cappelen, Alexander W. (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-12)
      The present paper seeks to explain the pattern of income redistribution in a world of increased market income inequality. In some countries, larger market income inequality has been met by an increased redistributive effort, ...