The Effect of Income Taxation on Consumption and Labor Supply

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Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Year: 2005
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 769-796

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2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

We estimate the incentive effects of income taxation in a life-cycle model of consumption and labor supply without intratemporal strong separability. We find that consumption and hours worked are direct complements in utility; both increase with a compensated increase in the net wage. The compensated net wage elasticity is about 0.3, nearly double estimates for U.S. men from a linear labor supply specification. Estimated intertemporal elasticities indicate significant intertemporal smoothing of utility. The estimated marginal welfare cost of government revenue is 6%20%, which is about half the estimated welfare cost when additivity between consumption and leisure is incorrectly imposed.

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RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jlabec:v:23:y:2005:i:4:p:769-796
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25