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Privacy, time consistent optimal labor income taxation and education policy

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Kai A. Konrad () (Free University of Berlin, University of Bergen, CEPR and IZA)

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Incomplete information is a commitment device for time consistency problems. In the contextof time consistent labor income taxation privacy can lead to a Pareto superior outcome and increases the effectiveness of public education as a second best policy.

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Keywords: Privacy; commitment; time consistent income taxation;

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H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies

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