Optimal wage redistribution in the presence of adverse selection in the labor market

Spencer Bastani; Tomer Blumkin; Luca Micheletto

In this paper we allude to a novel role played by the non-linear income tax system in the presence of adverse selection in the labor market due to asymmetric information between workers and firms. We show that an appropriate choice of the tax schedule enables the government to affect the wage distribution by controlling the transmission of information in the labor market. This represents an additional channel through which the government can foster the pursuit of its redistributive goals.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Bastani, Spencer ; Blumḳin, Tomer ; Micheletto, Luca
Publisher:	München : CESifo
Subject:	adverse selection \| labor market \| optimal taxation \| pooling, redistribution \| Adverse Selektion \| Adverse selection \| Theorie \| Theory \| Umverteilung \| Redistribution \| Optimale Besteuerung \| Optimal taxation \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Labour market \| Lohn \| Wages \| Lohnsteuer \| Wage tax \| Arbeitsangebot \| Labour supply