Corporate Income Tax, Legal Form of Organization, and Employment

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Journal: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
Year: 2018
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
Pages: 270-304

Score contribution per author:

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

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

Abstract

A dynamic stochastic occupational choice model with heterogeneous agents is developed to evaluate the impact of a corporate income tax reduction on employment. In this framework, the key margin is the endogenous entrepreneurial choice of legal form of organization. A reduction in the corporate income tax burden encourages adoption of the C corporation legal form, which reduces capital constraints on firms. Improved capital reallocation increases overall productive efficiency in the economy and therefore expands the labor market. Relative to the benchmark economy, a corporate income tax cut can reduce the non-employment rate by up to 7 percent.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejmac:v:10:y:2018:i:4:p:270-304
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29