The simultaneous reduction of two imbalances, the under-exploitation of human resources
and the over-exploitation of natural resources, has become an objective of economic policy …

This chapter surveys work in behavioral public economics, emphasizing the normative
implications of non-standard decision making for the design of welfare-improving and/or …

Because of the obtrusive manner in which they are normally paid, property taxes are likely
the most salient taxes in the US However, they are much less salient to homeowners with tax …

I use the Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance market to examine the dynamics of
firm interaction with consumers on an insurance exchange. Enrollment data show that …

This article presents evidence that loss aversion affects taxpayers as they file their annual
tax returns, and presents a framework for estimating the policy impact of this psychological …

Female workers earn $0.89 for each male-worker dollar even in a unionized workplace,
where tasks, wages, and promotion schedules are identical for men and women by design …

We study if taxpayers are loss averse when filing returns. Preliminary deficits might be
viewed as losses assuming zero preliminary balances as reference points. Swedish …

Despite extensive evidence that preferences are often time-inconsistent, there is only scarce
evidence of willingness to pay for commitment. Infrequent payments for frequently provided …

An approach to taxation that goes beyond an emphasis on tax rates to consider such
aspects as administration, compliance, and remittance. Despite its theoretical elegance, the …

Recent fiscal policies, including the 2008 stimulus payments and the 2009 Making Work Pay
Tax Credit, aimed to increase household spending. This paper quantifies the spending …