• Aggregate and Distributional Effects of Increasing Taxes on Top Income Earners 

      Brüggemann, Bettina; Yoo, Jinhyuk (2015-07-13)
      We analyze the macroeconomic implications of increasing the top marginal income tax rate using a dynamic general equilibrium framework with heterogeneous agents and a fiscal structure resembling the actual U.S. tax system. ...
    • On the Optimal Provision of Social Insurance 

      Krueger, Dirk; Ludwig, Alexander (2015-08-29)
      In this paper we compute the optimal tax and education policy transition in an economy where progressive taxes provide social insurance against idiosyncratic wage risk, but distort the education decision of households. ...