Optimal Taxation under Income Uncertainty
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Keywords
Optimal taxation; Income uncertainty; Moral hazard; Expected utility theory; Prospect theory; Risk aversion; Loss aversion;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
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