Labor Supply and Taxation

Richard Blundell, Andreas Peichl, and Klaus F. Zimmermann

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This volume presents research on the modern economic analysis of labour markets and public policy reforms. Such research has enhanced greatly our understanding of how individuals’ behaviour on the labour market respond to taxation and social policy influence. This book brings together key work. It covers some of the main research insights in the study of labour supply. The question of how individuals adapt their behaviour in response to policy changes is one of the most investigated topics in empirical labour and public economics. Do people reduce their working hours if governments decide to raise taxes? Might they even withdraw completely from the labour market? Labour supply estimations are extensively used for various policy analyses and economic research. Labour supply elasticities are key information when evaluating tax-benefit policy reforms and their effect on tax revenue, employment, and redistribution. The chapters cover empirical and theoretical developments as well as applications to tax and welfare reform, and each represents a substantive research contribution.