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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Saez 2002: <strong>Part</strong>icipation Model<br />

Social Welfare function is summarized by social marginal welfare<br />

weights at each earnings level g i<br />

No income effects → ∑ i g i h i = 1<br />

Main result: work subsidies with T ′ (z) < 0 (such as EITC) optimal<br />

Key requirements in general model with intensive+extensive responses<br />

Responses are concentrated primarily along extensive margin<br />

Social marginal welfare weight on low skilled workers > 1<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 4: Optimal Taxation 99 / 121

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