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Public economics

designing an income tax schedule that balances redistribution against work disincentives when ability is unobserved.

In public economics, optimal income taxation refers to designing an income tax schedule that balances redistribution against work disincentives when ability is unobserved. This meaning comes from Mirrlees (1971) in The Review of Economic Studies.[1]

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Mirrlees, J. A. (1971). An Exploration in the Theory of Optimum Income Taxation. The Review of Economic Studies, 38(2), 175. https://doi.org/10.2307/2296779

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