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Technological advance is often embodied in capital inputs. This paper develops a model where capital innovations occur on two margins: (1) vertically, where a capital input becomes more productive at a given task; and (2) horizontally, where a capital input replaces labor at a given task. These...
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after 10 years. Additionally, an alternative policy of productivity investment subsidies proved costly and less effective in …
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We study the timing-of-extraction problem facing a decentralized mine owner when extraction entails environmental damage. As expected, when the environmental damage from mining is known, the socially optimal timing will depend on the magnitude of the damage relative to these costs in the rest of...
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We study the economic effects of the interaction of nature loss and climate change in a model that incorporates important aspects of both processes. We capture the distinct ways in which they affect economic activity--with nature constituting a key factor of production and climate change...
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How do capital income taxes affect household portfolio choice and growth? We" approach this question within the context … of a stochastic model of a small open economy in" which taxes on income from domestic capital (equity) and foreign bonds … which a higher tax rate can be welfare improving. To" shed more light on the complex theoretical interaction between taxes …
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channel for taxes to affect economic growth and enables us to discriminate the effects of taxes on total versus per capita … income growth. Allowing for capital mobility in the open economy, we show how the effects of taxes on population growth and …
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analysis for the optimal taxation of factor incomes. It is shown that in general both capital and labor (human capital) taxes …
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higher dividend taxes increase the cost of capital and show that the tax-induced increase in liquidity relaxes credit …
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-acting force to the rapid increase in income inequality. Using a political-economy model where parties bargain over taxes and … determination, in particular budget rules, make the status quo levels of taxes and entitlements difficult to change. The second one …
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Many jurisdictions levy sizable fines and fees (legal financial obligations, or LFOs) on criminal defendants. Proponents argue LFOs are a "tax on crime" that funds courts and provides deterrence; opponents argue they do neither. We examine the fiscal implications of lowering LFOs. Incentives to...
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