Coase Lecture—Human Capital, Inequality and Tax Reform
Recent Past and Future Prospects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9726310 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Blundell (0000-0003-1588-2299, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 330 |
| Pages | 201-218 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecca.12186 |
| OpenAlex | W2294336055 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
Even before the financial crisis, many developed economies were facing growing inequality and struggling to maintain employment and earnings. This paper addresses two key questions. What has happened to inequality? Where will tax and welfare reforms have most impact? The UK is used as a running example. The analysis suggests that the pattern of sluggish real wages at the bottom looks set to continue, and longer‐term earnings growth will come mainly from high‐skilled occupations. Growing earnings inequality will bring increasing pressure on the tax and welfare system. A blueprint for a coherent tax policy reform is presented
Blueprint · Capital (architecture) · Earnings · Economics · Human capital · Inequality · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Public economics · Tax policy · Tax reform · Welfare · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
The Elasticity of Taxable Income with Respect to Marginal Tax Rates
Estimating Marginal Returns to Education
Labor Supply
Has “In-Work” Benefit Reform Helped the Labor Market?
Consumption Inequality and Family Labor Supply
A Structural Model of Multiple Welfare Program Participation and Labor Supply
Labor Supply and Taxes
The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human DEvelopment
Tax Avoidance and the Deadweight Loss of the Income Tax
The Effect of Marginal Tax Rates on Taxable Income
What Can Wages and Employment Tell Us about the UK's Productivity Puzzle
Welfare work Requirements with Paternalistic Government Preferences
Why are Households that Report the Lowest Incomes So Well-off
Income Dynamics and Life-cycle Inequality
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |