WHO SHOULD BE ON WORKFARE - THE USE OF WORK REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF AN OPTIMAL TAX MIX

Authors
BRETT C
Citation
C. Brett, WHO SHOULD BE ON WORKFARE - THE USE OF WORK REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF AN OPTIMAL TAX MIX, Oxford Economic Papers, 50(4), 1998, pp. 607-622
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Oxford Economic Papers → ACNP
ISSN journal
00307653
Volume
50
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
607 - 622
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-7653(1998)50:4<607:WSBOW->2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This paper analyses the possibility of using workfare as a supplement to an optimal nonlinear income tax scheme. Some general properties of the optimal tax-required work schedule are derived. For the two-class economy, explicit conditions for the inclusion of workfare in an optim al tax mix are derived.