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Entrepreneurs and income-shifting: Empirical evidence from a Finnish tax reform
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-01-14)
This study examines the extent of direct tax avoidance through income-shifting between wages and dividends, and approximates the deadweight loss due to this behavior for the owners of privately held corporations. The dual ...
Taxable Income Elasticity and the Anatomy of Behavioral Response: Evidence from Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2014-02-11)
This paper uses extensive Finnish panel data from 1995–2007 to analyze the elasticity of taxable income (ETI). I use individual changes in flat municipal income tax rates as an instrument for the overall changes in marginal ...
Once or Twice a Month? The Impact of Payment Frequency on Spending Behavior
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2022-09-23)
We study how the frequency of income payments affects consumption and spending behavior using plausibly exogenous variation across Finnish pension benefit recipients with different surname initials. We find that twice-a-month ...
The effects of size-based regulation on small firms: evidence from VAT threshold
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2016-06-14)
Various types of size-based regulations for firms are typical in most countries (tax schedules, accounting rules, health and safety standards etc.). However, there is only limited evidence of how owners of small firms ...
The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence from Changes in Municipal Income Tax Rates in Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2015-12-18)
The elasticity of taxable income (ETI) is a key parameter in income tax analysis both in terms of efficiency and tax revenue. This paper uses Finnish panel data to analyze ETI. I use changes in flat municipal income tax ...
The Elasticity of Taxable Income and Income-shifting: What is "Real" and What is Not?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2014-09-11)
Previous literature shows that income taxation significantly affects the behavior of high-income earners and business owners. However, it is still unclear how much of the response is due to changes in effort and other real ...
How do small firms respond to tax schedule discontinuities? Evidence from South African tax registers
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2017-04-28)
We study the responsiveness of small and medium-sized firms to corporate income taxes using population-wide administrative data from South Africa. We find sizable bunching of firms at the corporate income thresholds where ...
Does information increase the take-up of social benefits? Evidence from a new benefit program
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2016-12-28)
The effectiveness of transfer programs can be significantly reduced if eligible individuals fail to apply for them. In this paper we study the impact of information provision on the take-up of social benefits. We exploit ...
Discrete Labor Supply: Empirical Evidence and Implications
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2020-05-25)
We provide novel evidence of discrete labor supply responses to tax incentives and study the broader implications of discrete rather than continuous labor supply. We utilize an income notch and a reform that shifted the ...
Does Mandating Social Insurance Affect Entrepreneurial Activity?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2019-06-18)
This paper estimates the effect of relaxing the social insurance mandate on entrepreneurial activity using rich administrative data from Finland. We find that relaxing the social insurance mandate leads entrepreneurs to ...