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On the role of public price information in housing markets
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2012-04-23)
This paper studies the impact of increased price information on the functioning of the housing market. We first study the implications of new information for market outcomes in a theoretical framework so as to disentangle ...
Voluntary pension savings and tax incentives: Evidence from Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2012-06-25)
This paper studies empirically savers' behavioral responses to the Finnish tax reform of 2005 by using comprehensive panel data. The tax schedule of voluntary pension savings changed from progressive to proportional, ...
Reconciling the evidence of Card and Krueger (1994) and Neumark and Wascher (2000)
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2011-04-29)
We employ the original Card and Krueger (1994) and Neumark and Wascher (2000) data together with the changes-in-changes (CIC) estimator to re-examine the evidence of the effect of minimum wages on employment. Our study ...
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 ...
The impact of tax incentives on the economic activity of entrepreneurs
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-01-10)
Based on existing evidence, we know little about how the taxation of small business owners affects their economic activity. This paper studies the effect of two Finnish tax reforms, in 1997 and 1998, on the effort decisions ...
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 ...
To work or not to work? The effct of child-care subsidies on the labour supply of parents
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2011-04-29)
This paper studies the effect of child-care subsidies on maternal labour supply. In the Finnish child-care system, parents taking care of their children at home receive a relatively generous home-care allowance. I use ...
Non-linear dividend tax and dynamics of the firm
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2012-12-07)
This paper analyses the implications of a non-linear dividend tax in a life-cycle model of the firm. In the model new firms first enter markets, then grow, financing from retained earnings and finally distribute their ...
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 ...
What was actually cut in the barbers' VAT cut?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2010-11-23)
The tax incidence of consumption taxes across various sectors of the economy is a key aspect when designing a tax structure. However, there are very few empirical findings on this subject. This paper studies the tax incidence ...