Inequality and Optimal Redistribution

Examines the relationship between the extent of redistribution and the components of the Mirrlees framework.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Optimal linear labour income taxation; 3. The optimal nonlinear labour income tax; 4. Optimal top marginal rates and quasi-linear preferences in consumption; 5. Numerical optimal nonlinear tax schedules; 6. Optimal separable capital income and labour income taxation; 7. The empirical relationship between the extent of redistribution and the components of the Mirrlees framework; 8. Other considerations on redistribution; 9. Conclusions.

Summary

Surveys some of the earlier results in linear and nonlinear taxation and produces some new numerical results. Examines empirically the relationship between the extent of redistribution and the components of the Mirrlees framework. Analyses the redistributive role of a range of factors in the Mirrlees framework.

Product details

• Authors: Hannu Tanninen, Hannu (University of Eastern Finland) Tu Tanninen, Matti Tuomala, Tuomala Matti, Elina Tuominen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781108469111
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46911-1
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Public Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, macroeconomics, Labour / income economics, Economic theory & philosophy, Labour Economics, Taxation, Econometrics, Public finance and taxation, Economic theory and philosophy, Econometrics and economic statistics, inequality; redistribution; optimal taxation