Although there are exceptions, most European universities and institutions of higher education
find it difficult to compete with the best universities in the Anglo-Saxon world. Despite the …

We develop models of optimal linear and non-linear income taxation with endogenous human
capital formation to explore optimal education subsidies. Optimal subsidies on education …

We measure the redistributive preferences of Dutch political parties using unique, detailed
information from their election proposals. By employing the inverse optimal-tax method, we …

This paper analyzes optimal linear commodity taxes joint with non-linear income taxes. We
provide optimal tax rules based on empirically observable elasticities, earnings and …

This paper develops a Mirrlees framework with skill and preference heterogeneity to analyze
optimal linear and nonlinear redistributive taxes, optimal provision of public goods, and the …

This paper extends the Mirrlees (1971) model of optimal income redistribution with optimal
corrective taxes to internalize consumption externalities. Using general utility structures and …

This paper analyses optimal corrective taxation and optimal income redistribution. The Pigouvian
pollution tax is higher if pollution damages disproportionally hurt the poor due to equity …

This paper analyzes optimal linear and non-linear taxes on capital and labor incomes in a
life-cycle model of human capital investment, financial savings, and labor supply with …

Trends in skill bias and greater turbulence in modern labor markets put wages and employment
prospects of unskilled workers under pressure. Weak incentives to utilize and maintain …

This paper extends the standard human capital model with real options. Real options
influence investment behavior when risky investments in human capital are irreversible and …