In-work benefits, often in the form of earned income tax credits (EITCs), have become
increasingly popular over the last decades. Early versions of in-work benefits in the US, the …

I analyze the effect of income tax policy changes on labor force participation of older
workers. I exploit two age-targeted policy initiatives to promote work at older ages …

We infer the role of gender identity norms from the reallocation of childcare across parents,
following changes in their relative wages. By exploiting variation from a Swedish tax reform …

We exploit a recent Swedish tax reform, implying higher marginal tax rates for the top 5% of
the earnings distribution, to learn about earnings responses to higher taxes. Using a simple …

This article studies the impact of design characteristics of in-work benefits on labour supply
and poverty in an international comparative setting, taking account of both first-order (without …

Living in low-income neighborhoods can have adverse effects. Public policies that reduce
income inequality might prevent residential segregation by income. However, previously …

The Swedish employment rate is high in an international comparison and has been rising
during recent decades. This pattern is especially pronounced among the elderly and women …

We review the literature that uses quasi-experimental methods to estimate the elasticity of
labour force participation with respect to the financial gain from work. We find a wide range …

We investigate the role of gender norms in sha** parental childcare following changes in
the relative take-home pay of mothers and fathers. Exploiting variation from Swedish tax …

Labour income taxation is a central policy topic because labour income makes up the
majority of national income and most taxes are in the end taxes on labour. In order to …