Union Strategy and Optimal Direct Taxation

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IZA Seminar

Place: Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 9, 53113 Bonn

Date: 01.07.2004, 12:00 - 13:30

   

Presentation by 

Sebastian G. Kessing (University of Siegen)
   

Abstract:

Restrictions on work hours are more important in countries with a large welfare state. We show that this empirical observation is consistent with the strategic effects of such restrictions in a welfare state in the context of optimal direct taxation in the tradition of Mirrlees (1971). Our results also apply to non-welfarist states which have income redistribution, but not in purely extortionary states.

   
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