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Working Papers

2021

1. The Incidence of the Corporate Income Tax is Irrelevant for its (Benefit-Based) Justification
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

2. Designing, not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Designing, Not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) (2020)

2019

3. Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit‐Based Taxation, Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2017

4. A Welfarist Role for Nonwelfarist Rules: An example with envy
   2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (8)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (8)
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School (2017) View citations (6)

2016

5. Popular Acceptance of Inequality due to Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
6. Positive and Normative Judgments Implicit in U.S. Tax Policy, and the Costs of Unequal Growth and Recessions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (61)
   Also in Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School (2014) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Positive and normative judgments implicit in U.S. tax policy, and the costs of unequal growth and recessions, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (62) (2016)
7. Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit-Based Taxation
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (5)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (6)
   2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit‐based Taxation, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2014

8. De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal Redistribution
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in preferences and optimal redistribution, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (49) (2015)
9. Equalizing Outcomes vs. Equalizing Opportunities: Optimal Taxation when Children's Abilities Depend on Parents' Resources
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (2)
10. Seesaws and Social Security Bene?fits Indexing
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2012

11. Equalizing Outcomes and Equalizing Opportunities: Optimal Taxation when Children's Abilities Depend on Parents' Resources
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
12. The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: Normative Diversity and a role for Equal Sacrifice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The promise of positive optimal taxation: normative diversity and a role for equal sacrifice, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (79) (2014)
13. Why do we Redistribute so Much but Tag so Little? The principle of equal sacrifice and optimal taxation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2011

14. An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization Policy
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (33)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization Policy, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2011) View citations (42) (2011)

2010

15. Preference Heterogeneity and Optimal Capital Income Taxation
    STICERD - Public Economics Programme Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (4)
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Preference heterogeneity and optimal capital income taxation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (50) (2013)
16. Preference Heterogeneity and Optimal Capital Taxation
    STICERD - Public Economics Programme Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (6)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (4)

2009

17. Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (291)
    Also in Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School (2009) View citations (267)
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2009) View citations (287)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (290) (2009)
18. The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (108) (2010)

2005

19. Dynamic Scoring: A Back-of-the-Envelope Guide
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (15)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic scoring: A back-of-the-envelope guide, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (78) (2006)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit‐Based Taxation
   Fiscal Studies, 2020, 41, (2), 385-410 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation, NBER Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2018

2. Review of Global Tax Fairness, Thomas Pogge and Krishen Mehta, Editors
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2018, 56, (2), 673-84 View citations (1)
3. Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit‐based Taxation
   Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (612), F37-F64 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit-Based Taxation, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
4. Space, the Final Economic Frontier
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018, 32, (2), 173-92 View citations (21)
5. Welfarism's Envy Problem Extends to Popular Judgments
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 28-32

2017

6. Popular acceptance of inequality due to innate brute luck and support for classical benefit-based taxation
   Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 155, (C), 54-63 View citations (33)

2016

7. Optimal Taxation When Children’s Abilities Depend on Parents’ Resources
   National Tax Journal, 2016, 69, (1), 11-40 View citations (5)
8. Positive and normative judgments implicit in U.S. tax policy, and the costs of unequal growth and recessions
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2016, 77, (C), 30-47 View citations (62)
   See also Working Paper Positive and Normative Judgments Implicit in U.S. Tax Policy, and the Costs of Unequal Growth and Recessions, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (61) (2016)

2015

9. De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in preferences and optimal redistribution
   Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 124, (C), 74-80 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper De Gustibus non est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal Redistribution, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2014

10. Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2014, 45, (2 (Fall)), 137-196 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Seesaws and Social Security Bene?fits Indexing, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
11. The promise of positive optimal taxation: normative diversity and a role for equal sacrifice
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 118, (C), 128-142 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: Normative Diversity and a role for Equal Sacrifice, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2013

12. Preference heterogeneity and optimal capital income taxation
    Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97, (C), 160-175 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Preference Heterogeneity and Optimal Capital Income Taxation, STICERD - Public Economics Programme Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2011

13. An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization Policy
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2011, 42, (1 (Spring)), 209-272 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization Policy, Scholarly Articles (2011) View citations (33) (2011)
14. The Surprising Power of Age-Dependent Taxes
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (4), 1490-1518 View citations (123)

2010

15. The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (1), 155-76 View citations (108)
    See also Working Paper The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2009

16. Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (4), 147-74 View citations (290)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (291) (2009)

2006

17. Dynamic scoring: A back-of-the-envelope guide
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (8-9), 1415-1433 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper Dynamic Scoring: A Back-of-the-Envelope Guide, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (2005) View citations (15) (2005)

Chapters

2020

1. Designing, Not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35, 2020, pp 1-54
   See also Working Paper Designing, not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) (2020)