Optimal Taxation of Top Labor Incomes: A Tale of Three Elasticities

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Journal: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Year: 2014
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Pages: 230-71

Authors (3)

Thomas Piketty (Paris School of Economics) Emmanuel Saez (University of California-Berke...) Stefanie Stantcheva (Harvard University)

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1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

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Abstract

This paper derives optimal top tax rate formulas in a model where

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejpol:v:6:y:2014:i:1:p:230-71
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-29