Discussion Papers no. 686
Promotion rat race and public policy
This study investigates whether excess effort to climb a career ladder justifies policy interventions. The answer depends on whether the government is able to levy a higher tax burden on career workers than on non-career workers. Both a tax on top income aimed at lowering the rewards of promotion and a labour law that restricts excess effort require such a differentiation in the tax burden to improve welfare. The differentiation in tax burden prevents that the welfare gain of reducing excess effort is neutralized by the welfare cost connected to an increase in the number of career workers.
Om publikasjonen
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Promotion rat race and public policy
- Ansvarlig
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Geir H. Bjertnæs
- Serie og -nummer
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Discussion Papers no. 686
- Utgiver
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Statistics Norway
- Emne
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Discussion Papers
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1892-753X
- Antall sider
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27
- Målform
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Engelsk
- Om Discussion Papers
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Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.
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