Income taxes and the composition of pay

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Research Paper

Series Number

2203

Series

IZA Discussion Papers

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Publication date

June 1, 2006

Abstract:

According to the standard principal-agent model, the optimal composition of pay should balance the provision of incentives with the individual demand for insurance. Do income taxes alter this balance? We show that the relative share of PRP on total pay is reduced by higher average taxes, and is affected in a complex way by higher marginal tax rates. Empirical evidence based on the British Household Panel Survey, which exploits the UK 1999 Tax Reform, supports the theoretical predictions of the tax-augmented principal-agent model.

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- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2203.pdf

Notes

discussion paper


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