Tax Policy and Labor Market Performance

摘要

Tax Policy and Labor Market Performance, edited by Jonas Agell and Peter Birch S0rensen, examines labor market outcomes with a focus on the role of taxation, social welfare programs, and the nature of competition in the labor market. Agell and Sorensen analyze the effects of taxation in large European countries with significant unionization. In these countries, high and persistent unemployment rates are often considered to be a consequence of rigid wages (often associated with labor unions), labor immobility, progressive taxation, and generous social benefits.