Wealth Taxation and Wealth Accumulation: Theory and Evidence From Denmark*

Autor: Katrine Jakobsen, Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, Gabriel Zucman, Kristian Thor Jakobsen

Publikováno v: Jakobsen, K M T, Kleven, H, Zucman, G & Jakobsen, K T 2020, ' Wealth Taxation and Wealth Accumulation: Theory and Evidence from Denmark ', Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 135, no. 1, pp. 329-388 . https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjz032

Using administrative wealth records from Denmark, we study the effects of wealth taxes on wealth accumulation. Denmark used to impose one of the world’s highest marginal tax rates on wealth, but this tax was greatly reduced starting in 1989 and lat

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https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjz032

In the Eye of the Storm—The Welfare Impacts of a Hurricane

Autor: Kristian Thor Jakobsen

Publikováno v: World Development. 40:2578-2589

Summary The impact of a large covariant shock, namely Hurricane Mitch, is examined in the context of household asset holdings in rural Nicaragua utilizing household panel data from the period. It is found that the hurricane did not have an adverse im

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.013

Determinants of Welfare Dynamics in Rural Nicaragua

Autor: Kristian Thor Jakobsen

Publikováno v: The European Journal of Development Research. 23:371-388

This article explores the determinants of poverty movements in rural Nicaragua by introducing a bivariate probate model, making it possible to treat the initial state of poverty as endogenous and thus avoiding introducing selection bias. The results

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https://doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2011.7