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The politics of progressive income taxation with incentive effects

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The conditions under which progressive tax schedules emerge as a voting outcome are determined. Three strategies are adopted which capture different aspects of political behavior, however pointing to the same conclusion that progress emerges as a voting outcome.

Author: Donder, Philippe De, Hindriks, Jean
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: The Journal of Public Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0047-2727
Year: 2003
Tax policy, Income tax, Progressive taxation

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A general formula for the optimal level of social insurance

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A formula to determine the optimal level of social insurance based on risk aversion, consumption-smoothing benefit of unemployed insurance and the flexibility of unemployment duration is proposed.

Author: Chetty, Raj
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: The Journal of Public Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0047-2727
Year: 2006
Unemployment Insurance, Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Social Security

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