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Homepage:	http://faculty.las.illinois.edu/fgahvari/
Phone:	217-333-7651
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. Nonlinear Taxation of Income and Education in the Presence of Income-Misreporting
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2020

2. Welfare Improving Tax Evasion
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) (2020)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)

2017

3. Maybe "honor thy father and thy mother": uncertain family aid and the design of social long term care insurance
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (8)
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) (2016) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (9)
   IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2016) View citations (9)
4. Uncertain altruism and the provision of long term care
   LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (11)
   Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2013) View citations (25)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2017)

2014

5. Atkinson and Stiglitz theorem in the presence of a household production sector
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) View citations (3)
   Also in IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2014) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2015)
6. Endogenous altruism, redistribution, and long-term care
   LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (7)
   Also in TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) (2013) View citations (4)
   IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2013) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2013)
7. The Friedman rule in an overlapping-generations model with nonlinear taxation and income misreporting
   Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2014)

2013

8. Atkinson-Stiglitz and Ramsey Reconciled: Pareto Efficient Taxation and Pricing under a Break-Even Constraint
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2013) View citations (1)
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) (2013) View citations (1)

2012

9. Accidental bequests: a curse for the rich and a boon for the poor
   LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (13)
   Also in IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2009)
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) (2009)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2012)
10. Monetary Policy and Redistribution: What can or cannot be Neutralized with Mirrleesian Taxes
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Center for Fiscal Studies, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (4)

2011

11. Energy taxes and oil price shock
    IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse View citations (1)
    Also in LERNA Working Papers, LERNA, University of Toulouse (2011) View citations (1)
    TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2015)
12. Fertility, human capital accumulation, and the pension system
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (23)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (4)
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2011)
13. Stochastic fertility, moral hazard, and the design of pay-as-you-go pension plans
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure) (2003)
    See also Journal Article in CESifo Economic Studies (2011)

2009

14. Friedman Rule in a Model with Endogenous Growth and Cash-in-advance Constraint
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2012)

2008

15. Political competition within and between parties: An application to environmental policy
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (22)
    Also in IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2005) View citations (1)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (2)
    Post-Print, HAL (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)

2007

16. Transfers in Cash and In Kind: Theory Meets the Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2008)

2006

17. Optimal Taxation With Consumption Time As A Leisure Or Labor Substitute
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2006)
18. Pensions with Heterogenous Individuals and Endogenous Fertility
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2004) View citations (1)
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2006) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2008)
19. Pensions with endogenous and stochastic fertility
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (45)
    Also in IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2004) View citations (11)
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2004) View citations (6)
    Post-Print, HAL (2006) View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2006)
20. Which border taxes? Origin and destination regimes with fiscal competition in output and emission taxes
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2006)

2002

21. Environmental Taxes with Heterogeneous Consumers: An Application to Energy Consumption in France
    IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2003)

1996

22. Nonlinear Pricing, Redistribution and Optimal Tax Policy
    Working Papers, Toulouse - GREMAQ
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2002)
23. On Optimal Taxation of Housing
    Working Papers, Toulouse - GREMAQ
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (1998)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Wage endogeneity, tax evasion, and optimal nonlinear income taxation
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2020, 22, (3), 501-531 View citations (1)
2. “Honor thy father and thy mother” or not: uncertain family aid and the design of social long term care insurance
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2020, 55, (4), 687-734 View citations (4)

2019

3. Heterogeneity, monetary policy, Mirrleesian taxes, and the Friedman rule
   Economic Theory, 2019, 67, (4), 983-1018 View citations (3)

2017

4. Restoring Ramsey tax lessons to Mirrleesian tax settings: Atkinson–Stiglitz and Ramsey reconciled
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2017, 49, (1), 11-35 View citations (2)
5. Uncertain altruism and the provision of long term care
   Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 151, (C), 12-24 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2016

6. Capital income taxation and the Atkinson–Stiglitz theorem
   Economics Letters, 2016, 147, (C), 86-89 View citations (18)
7. Export constraint and domestic fiscal reform: Lessons from 2011 subsidy reform in Iran
   The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2016, 60, (C), 40-57 View citations (2)
8. On the optimal linkage of social security benefits to payroll taxes
   Research in Economics, 2016, 70, (1), 110-121

2015

9. Atkinson and Stiglitz theorem in the presence of a household production sector
   Economics Letters, 2015, 126, (C), 91-95 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
10. Energy Taxes and Oil Price Shocks
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2015, 15, (2), 475-501 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2014

11. Second-Best Pigouvian Taxation: A Clarification
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2014, 59, (4), 525-535 View citations (14)
12. Second-Best Taxation of Incomes and Non-Labor Inputs in a Model with Endogenous Wages
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2014, 16, (6), 917-935 View citations (7)
13. The Friedman rule in an overlapping-generations model with nonlinear taxation and income misreporting
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 119, (C), 10-23 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

14. Endogenous Altruism, Redistribution, and Long-Term Care
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2013, 14, (2), 499-524 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2012

15. Accidental Bequests: A Curse for the Rich and a Boon for the Poor
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114, (4), 1437-1459 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
16. Principle of Targeting in Environmental Taxation: Corrigendum
    Korean Economic Review, 2012, 28, 261-264 View citations (1)
17. The Friedman Rule in a Model with Endogenous Growth and Cash-in-Advance Constraint
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2012, 44, (5), 787-823 View citations (10)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2012, 44, (5), 787-823 (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2011

18. Fertility, human capital accumulation, and the pension system
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (11), 1272-1279 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
19. Fiscal Reforms in General Equilibrium: Theory and an Application to the Subsidy Debate in Iran
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, 11, (1), 1-54 View citations (8)
20. Stochastic Fertility, Moral Hazard, and the Design of Pay-As-You-Go Pension Plans
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57, (2), 332-348
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

21. Environmental tax design with endogenous earning abilities (with applications to France)
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2010, 59, (1), 82-93 View citations (13)
22. Income Tax Reform in France: A Case Study
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2010, 66, (2), 121-133 View citations (3)
23. Principle of Targeting in Environmental Taxation
    Korean Economic Review, 2010, 26, 223-266 View citations (1)
24. Tagging and Income Taxation: Theory and an Application
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (1), 31-50 View citations (53)

2009

25. Pensions and fertility: in search of a link
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2009, 16, (4), 418-442 View citations (11)

2008

26. Pensions with heterogenous individuals and endogenous fertility
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (4), 961-981 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
27. Political competition within and between parties: An application to environmental policy
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 532-547 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
28. Transfers in Cash and In-Kind: Theory Meets the Data
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46, (2), 333-83 View citations (229)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

29. Conditional Cash Transfers, Public Provision of Private Goods, and Income Redistribution
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 491-502 View citations (43)
30. Energy Taxes in Three Political Economy Models
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 1-29 View citations (4)
31. On Optimal Commodity Taxes When Consumption Is Time Consuming
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2007, 9, (1), 1-27 View citations (9)
32. The Friedman rule: Old and new
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2007, 54, (2), 581-589 View citations (31)

2006

33. On the marginal cost of public funds and the optimal provision of public goods
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (6-7), 1251-1262 View citations (30)
34. Optimal taxation with consumption time as a leisure or labor substitute
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (10-11), 1851-1878 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
35. Pensions with endogenous and stochastic fertility
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (12), 2303-2321 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
36. Which border taxes? Origin and destination regimes with fiscal competition in output and emission taxes
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (10-11), 2121-2142 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

37. Environmental Taxation in Open Economies: Unilateralism or Partial Harmonization
    Southern Economic Journal, 2005, 72, (2), 352-371

2004

38. Environmental taxation, tax competition, and harmonization
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 55, (1), 21-45 View citations (22)
39. Political Sustainability and the Design of Environmental Taxes
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2004, 11, (6), 703-719 View citations (21)
40. Taxes, Budgetary Rule and Majority Voting
    Public Choice, 2004, 119, (3_4), 335-358 View citations (10)

2003

41. Environmental taxes with heterogeneous consumers: an application to energy consumption in France
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (12), 2791-2815 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

42. Effets externes et taxation optimale. Une application à la taxation de l'énergie en France
    Revue Économique, 2002, 53, (5), 933-949
43. Imperfect observability of emissions and second-best emission and output taxes
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 85, (3), 385-407 View citations (28)
44. Nonlinear Pricing, Redistribution, and Optimal Tax Policy
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2002, 4, (2), 139-161 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

2001

45. Second-best taxation of emissions and polluting goods
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 80, (2), 169-197 View citations (46)
46. Second‐Best Pollution Taxes and the Structure of Preferences
    Southern Economic Journal, 2001, 68, (2), 258-280 View citations (2)

2000

47. Tax evasion, fiscal competition and economic integration
    European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (9), 1633-1657 View citations (84)

1999

48. Excise Tax Evasion, Tax Revenue, and Welfare
    Public Finance Review, 1999, 27, (1), 77-95 View citations (8)
49. La taxation des biens polluants
    Revue Française d'Économie, 1999, 14, (2), 33-60 View citations (1)
50. Uncertainty and Optimally Uniform Commodity Taxes
    Southern Economic Journal, 1999, 66, (1), 156-167
51. Uncertainty, Commitment, and Optimal Taxation
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 1999, 1, (1), 51-70 View citations (14)

1998

52. Externalities and optimal taxation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 70, (3), 343-364 View citations (144)
    See also Chapter (2002)
53. On Optimal Taxation of Housing
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1998, 43, (3), 315-335 View citations (21)
    Also in Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1984, 39, (2), 213-25 (1984) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1997

54. In-kind transfers, self-selection and optimal tax policy
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (1), 97-114 View citations (90)
55. Tax Competition and Tax Evasion
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 24, 89-104 View citations (8)

1996

56. Tax evasion and the optimum general income tax
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 60, (2), 235-249 View citations (65)

1995

57. In-Kind versus Cash Transfers in the Presence of Distortionary Taxes
    Economic Inquiry, 1995, 33, (1), 45-53 View citations (21)
58. Uncertainty and optimal taxation: In defense of commodity taxes
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 56, (2), 291-310 View citations (36)
59. Uncertainty, Optimal Taxation and the Direct versus Indirect Tax Controversy
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (432), 1165-79 View citations (52)

1994

60. In-kind transfers, cash grants and labor supply
    Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 55, (3), 495-504 View citations (18)

1993

61. Optimal Commodity Taxation and Household Consumption Activities
    Public Finance Review, 1993, 21, (4), 479-487 View citations (9)
62. Tax evasion and optimal commodity taxation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 50, (2), 261-275 View citations (109)
63. Taxation and Government Expenditures in a Life-Cycle Growth Model
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1993, 48, (1), 33-56 View citations (2)

1992

64. Tax Evasion and the Structure of Indirect Taxes and Audit Probabilities
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1992, 47, (Supplement), 351-65 View citations (16)

1991

65. Labour Supply and Tax Rates in a Many-Person Economy
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 38, (4), 343-51
66. Separability and Diminishing Marginal Utility
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1991, 43, (4), 684-88
67. Tax Rates, Labor Supply, and the Structure of Preferences
    Public Finance Review, 1991, 19, (4), 466-476 View citations (1)

1989

68. Licensing and Nontransferable Rents: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (4), 906-09 View citations (1)
69. The nature of government expenditures and the shape of the laffer curve
    Journal of Public Economics, 1989, 40, (2), 251-260 View citations (14)

1988

70. Does the Laffer Curve Ever Slope Down?
    National Tax Journal, 1988, 41, (2), 267-69 View citations (7)
71. Lump-sum taxation and the superneutrality and optimum quantity of money in life cycle growth models
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 36, (3), 339-367 View citations (26)

1986

72. A Note on Additivity and Diminishing Marginal Utility
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1986, 38, (1), 185-86 View citations (1)
73. Demand and Supply of Housing in the U.S.: 1929-1978
    Economic Inquiry, 1986, 24, (2), 333-47 View citations (2)
74. Labor Supply and Tax Rates: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (1), 280-83 View citations (5)

1985

75. Taxation of Housing, Capital Accumulation, and Welfare: a Study in Dynamic Tax Reform
    Public Finance Review, 1985, 13, (2), 132-160 View citations (6)

1984

76. Incidence and efficiency aspects of differential taxation of residential and industrial capital in a growing economy
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 25, (1-2), 211-233 View citations (13)

Chapters

2002

1. Externalities and Optimal Taxation
   Chapter 14 in Environmental Policy Making in Economies with Prior Tax Distortions, 2002, pp 210-232
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1998)

1978

2. Growth and Income Distribution in Iran
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)