The impact of employment tax cuts on unemployment and wages : the role of unemployment benefits and tax structure

Pissarides, Christopher ORCID: 0000-0002-0695-058X (1997) The impact of employment tax cuts on unemployment and wages : the role of unemployment benefits and tax structure. CEP discussion paper; CEPDP0361 (361). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

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Abstract

I model and simulate the effects of employment tax cuts on unemployment and wages in four equilibrium models: competitive, union bargaining, search and efficiency wages. I find that if the ratio of unemployment compensation to wages is fixed, the effect of the tax cut is mainly on wages. But if income out of work is fixed in real terms, there are substantial employment effects. When wages are determined by bargaining, revenue-neutral reforms that make the tax more progressive also reduce unemployment. Thus, policy towards unemployment compensation and tax structure are key influences on the effect of taxes on unemployment.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 1997 Christopher Pissarides
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2007
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:38
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/2332

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