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Nonlinear taxes for spatially mobile workers

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  • Charles Blackorby
  • Craig Brett
  • Ana Cebreiro

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This article examines optimal nonlinear taxes with worker mobility. We devise a model in which two qualitatively different types of workers choose to live in either of two jurisdictions. Residence decisions and labor–leisure choices are influenced by the tax schedules operating in the two regions. Within worker category, individuals may differ in attachment to one or the other of the regions. We show how worker mobility affects the optimal tax schedule, and address the spatial distribution of the population under optimal taxation. We examine a special case in which it is possible to make statements about the second‐best distribution of population.

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  • Charles Blackorby & Craig Brett & Ana Cebreiro, 2007. "Nonlinear taxes for spatially mobile workers," International Journal of Economic Theory, The International Society for Economic Theory, vol. 3(1), pages 57-74, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijethy:v:3:y:2007:i:1:p:57-74
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7363.2007.00047.x
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    1. Hagen, K.P. & Osmundsen, P. & Schjelderup, G., 1995. "Personal Income Taxation and Welfare Appropriation in an Open Economy," Papers 15/95, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration-.
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    4. Laurent Simula & Alain Trannoy, 2012. "Shall we keep the highly skilled at home? The optimal income tax perspective," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 39(4), pages 751-782, October.
    5. Alan Krause, 2009. "Education and Taxation Policies in the Presence of Countervailing Incentives," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 76(302), pages 387-399, April.

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