An overlapping generations model of a small open economy is used to explore several policy options aimed at reducing the burden of income taxes and pay-as-you-go contributions on labor income so as to improve the incentives to supply labor. Including the return of funded collective pension plans...

The effects of environmental tax reform, i.e., using the proceeds of a higher energy tax rate to lower the labor tax rate, on wage formation, employment, and environmental quality are analyzed in the context of a small open economy with structural unemployment caused by hiring costs. The authors...

Efficiency and distributional effects of two investment-oriented policies, an investment tax credit and a reduction in the statutory corporate income tax rate, are compared using a disaggregated general equilibrium model that uniquely combines intertemporal decision-making and international...

We explore the effects of greener preferences for the public finances, employment, and the domestic capital stock in a second-best framework. We find that greener preferences typically result in capital flight. Also, employment declines despite the factor substitution that is induced by a lower...