Sökning: "distortionary taxes"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden distortionary taxes.

  1. 1. Essays on agricultural and environmental policy

    Författare :Thomas Jonsson; Thomas Aronsson; Panu Poutvaara; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural policy; political economy; income and commodity taxation; economic federation; environmental policy; lobbying; cooperatives; market power; policy cooperation; distortionary taxes; labor market; Nash game; Stackelberg game; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of a summary and four papers. The first two papers address political economy and indus-trial organization aspects of agricultural policy, and the last two international aspects of environmental policy. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Papers on the macroeconomics of fiscal policy

    Författare :Paul Klein; Robert G King; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of six independent papers, which are summarized as follows."Stochastic Fiscal Policy and the Swedish Business Cycle" shows that fluctuations in distortive taxes can account for some of the key features of the Swedish post-war business cycle. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Beyond Pigou: Climate Change Mitigation, Policy Making and Distortions

    Författare :Alex Schmitt; John Hassler; Massimo Tavoni; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; climate change; climate-economy modeling; income taxation; time consistency; political instability; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three essays.The first essay, “Optimal Carbon and Income Taxation”, analyzes carbon taxation while taking into account that taxes are set by national policy makers. I add two features, namely distortionary income taxation and lack of commitment to future policies, to a standard climate-economy model. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on Income Taxation and Wealth Inequality

    Författare :Jacob Lundberg; Håkan Selin; Spencer Bastani; Helena Svaleryd; Tomas Sjögren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public economics; income taxation; wealth inequality; Laffer curve; redistribution; microsimulation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with inequality, redistribution and taxation, in particular the taxation of labour income and the distribution of wealth. Most of the analysis is focused on Sweden. The thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1: “Analyzing tax reforms using the Swedish Labour Income Microsimulation Model”. LÄS MER