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Working Papers

2017

1. The Optimal Taxation of Risky Capital Income: The Rate of Return Allowance
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)

2016

2. Cash-Flow Business Taxation Revisited: Bankruptcy, Risk Aversion and Asymmetric Information
   Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
   Also in Working Papers, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation (2015)
3. Designing a Basic Income Guarantee for Canada
   Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
4. Optimal Unemployment Insurance and Redistribution
   Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

2015

5. Optimal Nonlinear Income Taxes with Compensation
   THEMA Working Papers, THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise View citations (2)

2014

6. Rent Taxes and Royalties in Designing Fiscal Regimes for Non-Renewable Resources
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (3)

2013

7. Normative Analysis with Societal Constraints
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)
8. Optimal Linear Commodity Taxation under Optimal Non-Linear Income Taxation
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2014)

2011

9. Indirect Taxes for Redistribution: Should Necessity Goods be Favored?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
   Also in CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2011)
   See also Journal Article in Research in Economics (2016)
10. Optimal Income Taxation with Uncertain Earnings: A Synthesis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (4)

2010

11. Individual Income Taxation: Income, Consumption, or Dual?
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
    See also Chapter (2011)
12. The Efficiency of Voluntary Pollution Abatement when Countries can Commit
    CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
    Also in Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2011)

2009

13. Theoretical Perspectives on Resource Tax Design
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2008

14. Optimal Tax Design and Enforcement with an Informal Sector
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2009)
15. Pigouvian Taxation in a Ramsey World
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (4)

2006

16. A Theory of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (18)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Kentucky, Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (2005) View citations (7)
17. Bureaucratic Advice and Political Governance
    Working Papers, University of Kentucky, Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2008)
18. Commitment and Matching Contributions to Public Goods
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)
19. Entrepreneurship and Asymmetric Information in Input Markets
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2011)
20. Optimal Marginal and Average Income Taxation under Maxi-min
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers (ECON - Département des Sciences Economiques), Université catholique de Louvain, Département des Sciences Economiques (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2008)
21. Optimal Taxation with Consumption Time as a Leisure or Labor Substitute
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2006)
22. PRINCIPLES OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Public Policy Review (2006)
23. Redistributive Taxation Under Ethical Behaviour
    Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2007)
24. Social insurance and redistribution with moral hazard and adverse selection
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (9)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (4)
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2004) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2006)
25. Tagging and Redistributive Taxation
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (13)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Post-Print, HAL (2006) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Annals of Economics and Statistics (2006)

2005

26. A Search Model of Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, and Unemployment
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (7)
27. Iraq; Considerations on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations for the Constituent Assembly
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)

2004

28. Financing New Investments under Asymmetric Information: A General Approach
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE (2004) View citations (4)
29. Should the Canadian Federation be Rebalanced?
    University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute View citations (2)

2003

30. Agglomeration Effects and the Competition for Firms
    Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE View citations (9)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, McMaster University (2002)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2004)
31. An Evaluation of the Stabilization Properties of Equalization in Canada
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (2002)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Public Policy (2004)
32. An optimal contract approach to hospital financing
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2004)
33. National Taxation, Fiscal Federalism and Global Taxation
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
34. Public Economics and Startup Entrepreneurs
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (15)
35. The Theory and Practice of Equalization
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in CESifo Economic Studies (2004)

2002

36. Indirect Taxation and Redistribution: The Scope of the Atkinson-Stiglitz Theorem
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
37. Social Insurance and Redistribution
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2001) View citations (24)
    CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)

2001

38. Equalization and the Decentralization of Revenue-Raising in a Federation
    Department of Economics Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (9)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2003)
39. Optimal redistribution with heterogeneous preferences for leisure
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (15)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2002)
40. Trading Off Tax Distortion and Tax Evasion
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2005)

2000

41. Fiscal Equalization in Japan: Assessment and Recommendations
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
42. Redistribution and Employment Policies with Endogenous Unemployment
    Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2003)
43. Tax Evasion and Trust
    Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (2000) View citations (2)

1999

44. A Minimum Wage Can Be Welfare-Improving and Employment-Enhancing
    Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (1999)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2001)
45. Inter-Jurisdictional Competition for Firms: Jobs as Vehicles for Redistribution
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal (1999) View citations (2)
46. Monitoring Job Search as an Instrument for Targeting Transfers
    Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal View citations (14)
    Also in Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (1999) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (1999)
47. OPTIMAL INCOME TAXATION WITH QUASI-LINEAR PREFERENCES REVISITED
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (23)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2000)
48. REDISTRIBUTION
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (52)
    See also Chapter (2000)

1998

49. Entrepreneurship, Asymmetric Information and Unemployment
    Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (1998)
50. The consequences of overlapping tax bases for redistribution and public spending in a federation
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (68)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1998)

1997

51. An Agency Model of Welfare and Disability Assistance
    Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal
52. Redistribution with unobservable bequests: a case for taxing capital income
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2000)
53. Subsidies versus public provision of private goods as instruments for redistibution
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (1998)

1996

54. Efficiency and the optimal direction of federal-state transfers
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (76)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (1996)
55. Financing and the Optimal Provision of Public Expenditure by Decentralized Agencies
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics

1995

56. Issues in Decentralizing the Provision of Education
    Working Papers, Laval - Recherche en Politique Economique View citations (3)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Cahiers de recherche, Université Laval - Département d'économique (1995)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (1996)

1994

57. Efficiency and the Fiscal Gap in Federal Systems
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
58. Fiscal federalism: dimensions of tax reform in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
59. The Role of Second-Best Theory in Public Economics
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (4)
60. The reform of fiscal systems in developing and emerging market economies: a federalism perspective
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
61. Time-Consistent Criminal Sanctions
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in Working Papers, Laval - Recherche en Politique Economique (1993)
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (10)
    CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Public Finance = Finances publiques (1996)
62. Time-Consistent Sanctioning of Employee Dishonesty
    Cahiers de recherche, Université Laval - Département d'économique
63. Time-Consistent Subsidies to Unlucky Firms
    Cahiers de recherche, Université Laval - Département d'économique View citations (1)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (1996)

1993

64. Evasion and Time Consistency in the Taxation of Capital Income
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1993)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1998)
65. The taxation of natural resources: principles and policy issues
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)

1992

66. Education and the poverty trap
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (1)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1995)
67. How tax incentives affect decisions to invest in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
68. Investment in Education and the Inconsistency of redistributive Tax Policy
    Working Papers, Laval - Recherche en Politique Economique
69. Investment in Education and the Time Inconsistency of Redistributive Tax Policy
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1996)
70. Towards a Theory of the Direct-Indirect Tax Mix
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (1992)
    CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1994)
71. Volunteer work and club size: Nash equilibrium and optimality
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (1)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1997)

1991

72. Malaysia's Balance of Payments: What is the Problem? How Serious is It?
    Working Papers, Malysian Institute of Economic Research- View citations (1)
73. Public Goods, Self-Selection and Optimal Income Taxation
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1993)
74. Publicly Provided Unemployment Insurance and Commitment
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
75. The Redistributive Role of Minimum Wage Legislation and Unemployment Insurance
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

1990

76. Optimal linear taxation in models with occupational choice
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
77. Pay-as-you-go social security in a changing environment
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (2)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (1991)
78. The Use of Public Expenditure for Distributive Purpose
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (1990) View citations (3)

1989

79. OPTIMAL PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT POLICY WITH ENDOGENOUS INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (1988)

1988

80. Problems with Integrating Corporate and Personal Income Taxes in an Open Economy
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1992)

1987

81. A median voter model of social security
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (1)
    Also in CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1989)
82. Ex post versus ex ante optimal policies for risky activities
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics (1986)
83. Tax-Transfer Policies and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Paper Serie A, University of Bonn, Germany (1986) View citations (3)
    CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (1987) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1989)

1986

84. Social Security and the Failure of Annuity Markets
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1988)

1985

85. A Calculation of the Marginal Effective Tax Rates for the Canadian Mining Industry
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
86. Taxation and Savings: Some Life-Cycle Estimates for Canada
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

1982

87. A General Proposition on the Design of a Neutral Business Tax
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1984)
88. Social Security and Aggregate Capital Accumulation Revisited
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
89. Taxation, Inflation and the User Cost of Capital in Canada
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
90. Unemployment Insurance and Redistributive Taxation
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1983)

1981

91. Corporate Taxation and the Cost of Holding Inventories
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (1982)
92. On the Neutrality of Flow-of-Funds Corporate Taxation
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1983)
93. The Role of Equalization Payments in a Federal System of Government, A Synthesis and Extension of Recent Results
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

1979

94. Corporate Taxation and Investment: A Synthesis of the NeoClassical Theory
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (1980)
95. The Efficiency Basis for Regional Employment Policy
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (1981)

1978

96. The Effect of Corporate Tax on Investment Historic and Replacement Cost Depreciation
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

1976

97. Depreciation and the Neutrality of the Corporation Income Tax
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
98. Dynamic Public Investment Rules in a Neo-classical Growth Model
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
99. The Comparative Dynamics of Tax Changes: A Non-steady State Analysis
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

1975

100. A Characterization of Piecemeal Second Best Policy
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1977)
101. Computing the Effects of Tariffs in a Multi-Sector General Equilibrium Model with Interindustry Flows: An Application to Canada
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
102. The Effects of the U.S. Corporate Tax on Resource Allocation and Welfare
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

1974

103. A General Equilibrium Computation of the Effects of Commodity Taxes on Resource Allocation in the Canadian Economy
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
104. A Note on the Welfare Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
105. Benefit-Cost Shadow Pricing in Open Economies: An Alternative Approach
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1975)
106. Integrating Equity and Efficiency in Applied Welfare Economics
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
     See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1976)
107. The Effect of Corporate Tax Change by Industry Employment in Canada, A Short-Run Analysis
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
108. The Social Opportunity Cost of Capital in a Neo-Classical Economy with Inter-Industry Flows
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

1973

109. Cost-Benefit Rules in General Equilibrium
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
     See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1975)
110. Optimal Tariffs, Optimal Taxes and Public Goods
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1973)

1971

111. The Possibility of Oversupply with External Economies
     Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

Undated

112. En souvenir de Dieter Bös, David Bradford, Louis-André Gérard-Varet, Louis Gevers and Maurice Marchand
     CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
113. Optimal path for social security in a changing environment
     CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
114. Simultaneous public and private provision of services, asymmetric information and innovation
     CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
     See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2003)
115. The use of public expenditures for redistributive purposes
     CORE Discussion Papers RP, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
     See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (1995)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Indirect taxes for redistribution: Should necessity goods be favored?
   Research in Economics, 2016, 70, (1), 64-88 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
2. Optimal Redistribution with Endogenous Social Norms
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2016, 118, (3), 524-556

2015

3. Optimal Income Taxation with Risky Earnings: A Synthesis
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2015, 17, (6), 773-801
4. Tax Policy for a Rent-Rich Economy
   Canadian Public Policy, 2015, 41, (4), 253-264
5. Tax treatment of bequests when donor benefits are discounted
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2015, 22, (4), 604-634

2014

6. Introduction to the Special Issue on the Economics of Taxation
   Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2014, (113-114), 7-9
7. Monitoring and Optimal Income Taxation with Involuntary Unemployment
   Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2014, (113-114), 121-157
8. Optimal Income Taxation and Risk: The Extensive-Margin Case
   Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2014, (113-114), 159-183
9. Optimal linear commodity taxation under optimal non-linear income taxation
   Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 117, (C), 201-210 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

10. Non-cooperative pollution control in an inter-jurisdictional setting
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2013, 43, (5), 783-796 View citations (7)
11. Optimal Income Taxation and the Labour Market: An Overview
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2013, 59, (1), 93-148 View citations (3)

2012

12. Reassessment of the Tiebout model
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (11), 1063-1078 View citations (9)
    See also Chapter (2010)
13. Recent Advances in Optimal Income Taxation
    Hacienda Pública Española, 2012, 200, (1), 15-39 View citations (3)

2011

14. Entrepreneurship and asymmetric information in input markets
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2011, 18, (2), 166-192 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
15. The efficiency of voluntary pollution abatement when countries can commit
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (2), 352-368 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
16. Viewpoint: Innovations in the theory and practice of redistribution policy
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2011, 44, (4), 1138-1183

2010

17. Efficiency and Redistribution: An Evaluative Review of Louis Kaplow's The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2010, 48, (4), 964-79 View citations (7)
18. Mobility and Fiscal Imbalance
    National Tax Journal, 2010, 63, (4), 1023-53 View citations (3)

2009

19. Optimal Tax Design and Enforcement with an Informal Sector
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2009, 1, (1), 1-27 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

20. Bureaucratic Advice and Political Governance
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2008, 10, (4), 503-527 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
21. New directions in fiscal federalism: Introduction
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (12), 2285-2287
22. Optimal marginal and average income taxation under maximin
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2008, 143, (1), 425-441 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

23. Commitment and matching contributions to public goods
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (9), 1664-1683 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
24. Redistributive Taxation under Ethical Behaviour
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2007, 109, (3), 505-529 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

25. A Theory of Fiscal Imbalance
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2006, 62, (1), 1-27 View citations (13)
26. Financing and Taxing New Firms under Asymmetric Information
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2006, 62, (4), 471-502 View citations (17)
27. Optimal taxation with consumption time as a leisure or labor substitute
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (10-11), 1851-1878 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
28. Principles of Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Public Policy Review, 2006, 2, (1), 1-44 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
29. Social Insurance and Redistribution with Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108, (2), 279-298 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
30. Tagging and redistributive taxation
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2006, (83-84), 123-147 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

31. Editorial Announcement
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (1), v-v
32. Editorial introduction for "The Political Integration and Disintegration" special issue
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (7), 1155-1156
33. Income tax reform for a globalized world: The case for a dual income tax
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2005, 16, (6), 910-927 View citations (10)
34. Trading Off Tax Distortion and Tax Evasion
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2005, 7, (3), 361-381 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2004

35. Agglomeration Effects and the Competition for Firms
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2004, 11, (5), 623-645 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
36. An Evaluation of the Stabilization Properties of Equalization in Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 2004, 30, (1), 91-109 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
37. An optimal contract approach to hospital financing
    Journal of Health Economics, 2004, 23, (1), 85-110 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
38. Book Reviews
    Journal of Economics, 2004, 83, (1), 95-98 View citations (3)
39. Comments on Talbot Page, William Jaeger, and Richard Howarth
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (3), 826-828
40. The Theory and Practice of Equalization
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2004, 50, (1), 211-254 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

41. Editorial Introduction-ISPE conference, June 2000
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (11), 2397-2397
42. Equalization and the Decentralization of Revenue-Raising in a Federation
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2003, 5, (2), 201-228 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
43. Redistribution and employment policies with endogenous unemployment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (11), 2407-2430 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
44. Simultaneous Public and Private Provision of Services, Asymmetric Information and Innovation
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2003, 10, (4), 317-39 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper

2002

45. Inter-Jurisdictional Competition for Firms
    International Economic Review, 2002, 43, (3), 761-782 View citations (18)
46. Joint tax evasion
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2002, 35, (3), 417-435 View citations (26)
47. Optimal Redistribution with Heterogeneous Preferences for Leisure
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2002, 4, (4), 475-498 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

48. A minimum wage can be welfare-improving and employment-enhancing
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (3), 553-576 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
49. An empirical analysis of intergovernmental tax interaction: the case of business income taxes in Canada
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2001, 34, (2), 481-503 View citations (156)
50. Inter-Governmental Fiscal Relations: The Facilitator of Fiscal Decentralization
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2001, 12, (2), 93-121 View citations (13)

2000

51. Optimal Income Taxation with Quasi-linear Preferences Revisited
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2000, 2, (4), 435-60 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
52. Redistribution with Unobservable Bequests: A Case for Taxing Capital Income
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2000, 102, (2), 253-67 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
53. The Optimality of Punishing Only the Innocent: The Case of Tax Evasion
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2000, 7, (6), 641-664 View citations (17)

1999

54. Agency and the design of welfare systems
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 73, (1), 1-30 View citations (16)
55. Country size and the voluntary provision of international public goods
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 15, (4), 619-638 View citations (26)
56. Information Acquisition and Government Intervention in Credit Markets
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 1999, 1, (3), 283-308 View citations (5)
57. Le rôle de la théorie de l’optimum du second rang en économie publique
    L'Actualité Economique, 1999, 75, (1), 29-65
58. Monitoring Job Search as an Instrument For Targeting Transfers
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1999, 6, (3), 317-337 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
59. The Provision of Public Services by Government Funded Decentralized Agencies
    Public Choice, 1999, 100, (3-4), 157-84 View citations (19)

1998

60. Entrepreneurship, Asymmetric Information, and Unemployment
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1998, 5, (3), 307-327 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
61. Evasion and Time Consistency in the Taxation of Capital Income
    International Economic Review, 1998, 39, (2), 461-76 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
62. Redistributing Smarter: Self-Selection, Targeting and Non-Conventional Policy Instruments
    Canadian Public Policy, 1998, 24, (3), 365-369
63. Subsidies versus Public Provision of Private Goods as Instruments for Redistribution
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1998, 100, (3), 545-64 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
64. The Mirrlees Approach to the Theory of Economic Policy
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1998, 5, (1), 67-81 View citations (4)
65. The consequences of overlapping tax bases for redistribution and public spending in a federation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 68, (3), 453-478 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1997

66. Public Economics and the Theory of Public Policy
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1997, 30, (4), 753-72 View citations (11)
67. Volunteer work and club size: Nash equilibrium and optimality
    Journal of Public Economics, 1997, 65, (1), 9-22 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1996

68. Efficiency and the optimal direction of federal-state transfers
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1996, 3, (2), 137-155 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
69. Investment in Education and the Time Inconsistency of Redistributive Tax Policy
    Economica, 1996, 63, (250), 171-89 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
70. Issues in decentralizing the provision of education
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1996, 3, (3), 311-327 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
71. Time-Consistent Criminal Sanctions
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1996, 51, (2), 149-65 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1994)
72. Time-consistent subsidies to unlucky firms
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 11, (4), 619-634 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1995

73. Education and the poverty trap
    European Economic Review, 1995, 39, (7), 1257-1275 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
74. The Use of Public Expenditures for Redistributive Purposes
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1995, 47, (1), 45-59 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper

1994

75. Minimum Wage Legislation and Unemployment Insurance as Instruments for Redistribution
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1994, 96, (1), 67-81 View citations (47)
76. Taxation and savings: a survey
    Fiscal Studies, 1994, 15, (3), 19-63 View citations (18)
77. Time inconsistency as a rationale for public unemployment insurance
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1994, 1, (2), 107-126 View citations (3)
78. Towards a theory of the direct-indirect tax mix
    Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 55, (1), 71-88 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1993

79. Public Goods, Self-Selection and Optimal Income Taxation
    International Economic Review, 1993, 34, (3), 463-78 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

80. Problems with integrating corporate and personal income taxes in an open economy
    Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 48, (1), 39-66 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1991

81. Optimal linear income taxation in models with occupational choice
    Journal of Public Economics, 1991, 46, (2), 133-162 View citations (32)
82. Pay-as-You-Go Social Security in a Changing Environment
    Journal of Population Economics, 1991, 4, (4), 257-80 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1990

83. Optimal Tax-Subsidy Policies for Industrial Adjustment to Uncertain Shocks
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1990, 42, (1), 105-34 View citations (7)

1989

84. A Median Voter Model of Social Security
    International Economic Review, 1989, 30, (2), 307-28 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper (1987)
85. Non-cooperative Behavior and Efficient Provision of Public Goods
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1989, 44, (1), 1-7 View citations (10)
86. Tax-transfer policies and the voluntary provision of public goods
    Journal of Public Economics, 1989, 39, (2), 157-176 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1988

87. Measuring Marginal Effective Tax Rates: Theory and Application to Canada
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1988, (11), 73-92
88. Social security and the failure of annuity markets
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 35, (1), 75-96 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (1986)

1987

89. Marginal Effective Tax Rates for Capital in the Canadian Mining Industry
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1987, 20, (1), 1-16 View citations (9)

1984

90. A general proposition on the design of a neutral business tax
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 24, (2), 231-239 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper (1982)
91. Social Security and Aggregate Capital Accumulation Revisited: Dynamic Simultaneous Estimates in a Wealth-Generation Model
    Economic Inquiry, 1984, 22, (1), 68-79 View citations (1)
92. Taxation, Inflation, and the Effective Marginal Tax Rate on Capital in Canada
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1984, 17, (1), 62-79 View citations (37)
93. The Role and Design of the Corporate Income Tax
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1984, 86, (2), 286-99 View citations (1)

1983

94. On the Neutrality of Flow-of-Funds Corporate Taxation
    Economica, 1983, 50, (197), 49-61 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1981)
95. Revenue Sharing and the Equlization of Natural Resource Revenues
    Canadian Public Policy, 1983, 9, (2), 174-180 View citations (2)
96. Unemployment insurance and redistributive taxation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1983, 20, (2), 193-210 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1982)

1982

97. Corporate Taxation and the Cost of Holding Inventories
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1982, 15, (2), 278-93 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (1981)
98. Efficiency and Equalization Payments in a Federal System of Government: A Synthesis and Extension of Recent Results
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1982, 15, (4), 613-33 View citations (190)
99. Financing Confederation: Rejoinder
    Canadian Public Policy, 1982, 8, (4), 621-623
100. On the Method of Taxation and the Provision of Local Public Goods: Comment
     American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (4), 846-51 View citations (49)

1981

101. The Efficiency Basis for Regional Employment Policy
     Canadian Journal of Economics, 1981, 14, (1), 58-77 View citations (7)
     See also Working Paper (1979)

1980

102. A note on the market provision of club goods
     Journal of Public Economics, 1980, 13, (1), 131-137 View citations (12)
103. Consitutional Reform Canadian-Style: An Economic Perspective
     Canadian Public Policy, 1980, 6, (3), 492-505 View citations (1)
104. Corporate Taxation and Investment: A Synthesis of the Neo-Classical Theory
     Canadian Journal of Economics, 1980, 13, (2), 250-67 View citations (7)
     See also Working Paper (1979)

1979

105. Depreciation and interest deductions and the effect of the corporation income tax on investment
     Journal of Public Economics, 1979, 11, (1), 93-105 View citations (19)
106. Long-run Tax Incidence: A Comparative Dynamic Approach
     Review of Economic Studies, 1979, 46, (3), 505-511 View citations (22)

1978

107. A General Equilibrium Computation of the Effects of the Canadian Tariff Structure
     Canadian Journal of Economics, 1978, 11, (3), 424-46 View citations (13)
108. A Note on the Treatment of Foreign Exchange in Project Evaluation
     Economica, 1978, 45, (180), 391-99
109. Investment Incentives, Corporate Taxation, and Efficiency in the Allocation of Capital
     Economic Journal, 1978, 88, (351), 470-81 View citations (4)
110. Public Investment Decision Rules in a Neo-Classical Growing Economy
     International Economic Review, 1978, 19, (2), 265-87 View citations (1)

1977

111. A characterization of piecemeal second best policy
     Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (2), 169-190 View citations (11)
     See also Working Paper (1975)
112. The General Equilibrium Effects of Commodity Taxes in an Economy With Inter-Industry Flows
     Public Finance Review, 1977, 5, (3), 303-328

1976

113. Integrating Equity and Efficiency in Applied Welfare Economics
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1976, 90, (4), 541-556 View citations (9)
     See also Working Paper (1974)
114. The Welfare Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis-A Reply
     Economic Journal, 1976, 86, (342), 359-61

1975

115. Benefit-Cost Shadow Pricing in Open Economies: An Alternative Approach
     Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (2), 419-30
     See also Working Paper (1974)
116. Cost-benefit Rules in General Equilibrium
     Review of Economic Studies, 1975, 42, (3), 361-374 View citations (4)
     See also Working Paper (1973)
117. Optimal Taxes with Untaxed Goods and Factors
     Public Finance Review, 1975, 3, (3), 275-290
118. The Effect of Corporate Tax Changes by Industry on Employment in Canada: A Short Run Analysis
     Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1975, 30, (1), 46-60

1974

119. The Welfare Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis
     Economic Journal, 1974, 84, (336), 926-39 View citations (20)

1973

120. Optimal tariffs, optimal taxes and public goods
     Journal of Public Economics, 1973, 2, (4), 391-403 View citations (10)
     See also Working Paper (1973)
121. Similarities and Differences between Public Goods and Public Factors
     Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1973, 28, (3-4), 245-58 View citations (3)

Books

2012

1. From Optimal Tax Theory to Tax Policy: Retrospective and Prospective Views, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (35)

2009

2. Fiscal Federalism
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (5)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2009) View citations (5)

2007

3. Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Principles and Practice
   World Bank Publications, The World Bank View citations (30)

Chapters

2011

1. Individual Income Taxation: Income, Consumption, or Dual?
   Chapter 3 in The Elgar Guide to Tax Systems, 2011
   See also Working Paper (2010)
2. Rethinking Tax-Transfer Policy for 21st Century Canada
   A chapter in New Directions for Intelligent Government in Canada: Papers in Honour of Ian Stewart, 2011, pp 163-204

2010

3. Reassessment of the Tiebout Model
   A chapter in Fiscal Federalism, 2010, pp 1063-1078 View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2012)
4. The Design of a VAT for Multi-Government Jurisdictions: Lessons from Canada
   Chapter 4 in Fiscal Reforms in the Middle East, 2010 View citations (1)

2008

5. Fiscal Equalization: The Canadian Experience
   Chapter 5 in Fiscal Federalism and Political Decentralization, 2008

2006

6. Intergovernmental Redistributive Transfers: Efficiency and Equity
   Chapter 14 in Handbook of Fiscal Federalism, 2006 View citations (3)

2001

7. Financing Confederation Revisited: The Economic State of the Federation
   A chapter in The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater, 2001, pp 37-56

2000

8. Redistribution
   Chapter 12 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 677-789 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (1999)

1992

9. Pressures for the Harmonization of Income Taxation between Canada and the United States
   A chapter in Canada-U.S. Tax Comparisons, 1992, pp 25-74

Editor

1. Journal of Public Economics
   Elsevier