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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Static Model: Setup<br />

Let c denote consumption and l hours worked<br />

Normalize price of c to one<br />

Agent has utility u(c, l) = c − a l 1+1/ε<br />

1+1/ε<br />

Agent earns wage w per hour worked and has y in non-labor income<br />

With tax rate τ on labor income, Individual solves<br />

max u(c, l) s.t. c = (1 − τ)wl + y<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> ()<strong>Part</strong> 5: Income Taxation and Labor Supply 6 / 217

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