In the absence of closed shops and discriminatory wage policies, union membership can be
explained by the existence of social norms. We describe a model, incorporating institutional …

Since the mid-1990s almost all OECD countries have engaged in fundamental reforms of
their tax systems. There is a trend towards higher social security contributions and lower tax …

Kemmerling deftly intertwines the efficiency theory of taxation with the political basis of
taxing the working poor... This commendable effort in interdisciplinary study and the …

Traditional export models fall short of explaining the marked increase in exports of the Asian
miracle economies in the post‐WWII period. A model showing that exports are driven by …

Contemporaneous welfare states use different mixes of income, payroll and indirect taxes to
fund expenditures. The paper investigates how this mix affects the labour market. It briefly …

This article presents a novel explanation for instances of business support for welfare state
expansion. It emphasizes the importance of cost considerations in shaping business …

Almost all economic activities in modern societies are scattered through space and time.
Transport processes, as a consequence, pervade everyday life and they have deep impact …

Various types of basic income schemes are considered to compensate the allocative
inefficiencies induced by unemployment benefits. A dynamic general equilibrium model of a …

Among policy-makers and academics there is a controversial discussion whether the tax mix
influences labor market performance in advanced industrialized countries. Many economists …

In this paper fiscal policy is examined for an open economy characterized by unemployment
due to efficiency wages. We allow for capital and firm mobility in a model where the …