Taxation and unemployment: an applied general equilibrium approach

Böhringer, Christoph; Boeters, Stefan; Feil, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2004.05.002

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“…The model in this paper extends former work (Böhringer, Boeters, and Feil, 2002) by using the AGE model PACE-L as its basis. The Dutch MIMIC model (Graafland et al, 2001) provides us with a central idea which we use in setting up the households' utility functions.…”

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Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

2005

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Die Discussion Papers dienen einer möglichst schnellen Verbreitung von neueren Forschungsarbeiten des ZEW. Die Beiträge liegen in alleiniger Verantwortung der Autoren und stellen nicht notwendigerweise die Meinung des ZEW dar.Discussion Papers are intended to make results of ZEW research promptly available to other economists in order to encourage discussion and suggestions for revisions. The authors are solely responsible for the contents which do not necessarily represent the opinion of the ZEW.Download this ZEW Discussion Paper from our ftp server:ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp0420.pdf The model is calibrated to German micro and macro data. We then use it to analyse stylised policy reforms that are designed to stimulate labour supply. In the first scenario, the basic social assistance (SA) rate ("Regelsatz") is cut by 50 per cent for all household members (adults and children). In the second scenario, individuals with large child care responsibilities, i.e. single parents with more than one child and women in couple households with more than one child, are exempted from the SA rate cut. In both cases, we report macroeconomic changes as well as effects on the participation rate, average working hours and labour supply for different subsets of Abstract We present a model that integrates the discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions. The model is calibrated to German micro and macro data. We then use it to analyse stylised policy reforms that are designed to stimulate labour supply.

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“…The capital-skill complementarity is applied e.g. in Böhringer et al (2005). The different nesting possibilities allow for taking into account inter industry differences in substitution possibilities and production structures.…”

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A CGE-Analysis of Energy Policies Considering Labor Market Imperfections and Technology Specifications

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in A CGE-Analysis of Energy Policies Considering Labor Market Imperfections and Technology Specifications SummaryThe paper establishes a CGE/MPSGE model for evaluating energy policy measures with emphasis on their employment impacts. It specifies a dual labor market with respect to qualification, two different mechanisms for skill specific unemployment, and a technology detailed description of electricity generation. Non clearing of the dual labor market is modeled via minimum wage constraints and via wage curves. The model is exemplarily applied for the analysis of capital subsidies on the application of technologies using renewable energy sources. Quantitative results highlight that subsidies on these technologies do not automatically lead to a significant reduction in emissions. Moreover, if emission reductions are achieved these might actually partly result from negative growth effects induced by the promotion of cost inefficient technologies. Inefficiencies in the energy system increase unemployment for both skilled and unskilled labor.

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“…7 Excepted from this requirement to work are individuals with more than one child (single parents and one of the spouses in couple households). To illustrate the reform scenario, the dashed line in Figure 1 ("Reform Scenario") depicts the new budget constraint for a single person without children.…”

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“…Usually, however, they remain confined to the micro level and cannot address the macro issues of endogenously adjusting wages, unemployment and the public budget. 2 At the other end of the spectrum, we have models in the applied general equilibrium (AGE) tradition (Shoven and Whalley, 1984) that combine a standard AGE setup with a somewhat more detailed labour market module (Hutton and Ruocco, 1999;Böhringer et al, 2005). This strand of AGE models, however, fails to capture the heterogeneity of labour supply due to the restriction to a single representative household.…”

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Analysing welfare reform in a microsimulation-AGE model: The value of disaggregation

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW.Download this ZEW Discussion Paper from our ftp server:ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp06076.pdf Non-technical summaryWe present a model for the analysis of tax and transfer reforms that integrates a microsimulation labour supply module with an applied general equilibrium module.The labour supply module provides a detailed depiction of individual budget con- General equilibrium feedback further dampens the labour supply reactions through a fall in wages. The differences between the two versions with different aggregation levels are in general larger than those between the partial and the general equilibrium model. The labour supply changes in the different model versions range from 1.38% to 2.68%, which indicates that model choice is an important issue. Our preferred model, the disaggregated general equilibrium variant, is located at the lower bound of the range of labour market effects.

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Taxation and unemployment: an applied general equilibrium approach

Cited by 74 publications

References 24 publications

Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

A CGE-Analysis of Energy Policies Considering Labor Market Imperfections and Technology Specifications

Analysing welfare reform in a microsimulation-AGE model: The value of disaggregation

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