Matthew Weinzierl

Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit

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Citation 27

Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 09-140
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Jun 2009
N. Gregory Mankiw, Matthew Weinzierl and Danny Yagan
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 544 (101,318)
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Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice

NBER Working Paper No. w15071
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2023
N. Gregory Mankiw, Matthew Weinzierl and Danny Yagan
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 206 (291,880)

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The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 09-139
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Jun 2009
N. Gregory Mankiw and Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 207 (290,524)
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Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit-Based Taxation

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 14-101
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2016
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 295 (204,490)
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Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit-Based Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w20735
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2022
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
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Citation 18

An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w17029
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 May 2011 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2023
N. Gregory Mankiw and Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 75 (636,079)
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Positive and Normative Judgments Implicit in U.S. Tax Policy, and the Costs of Unequal Growth and Recessions

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 14-119
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2015
Benjamin B Lockwood and Matthew Weinzierl
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 221 (273,018)
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Positive and Normative Judgments Implicit in U.S. Tax Policy, and the Costs of Unequal Growth and Recessions

NBER Working Paper No. w21927
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2023
Benjamin B Lockwood and Matthew Weinzierl
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 25 (1,003,755)
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Why do we Redistribute so Much but Tag so Little? Normative Diversity, Equal Sacri…fice and Optimal Taxation

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 12-064
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2012
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 209 (289,129)

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The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: Normative Diversity and a Role for Equal Sacrifice

Journal of Public Economics, Forthcoming, Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 14-013
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 02 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2014
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 159 (368,812)
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Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 19-070 (2019)
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Sep 2019
Robert Scherf and Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 138 (414,532)

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Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w26276
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2023
Robert Scherf and Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 19 (1,060,643)
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Equalizing Outcomes and Equalizing Opportunities: Optimal Taxation When Children'’s Abilities Depend on Parents' ’Resources

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 13-014
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2014
Alexander M. Gelber and Matthew Weinzierl
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 125 (446,732)
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Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 15-039
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Nov 2014
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
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Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing

NBER Working Paper No. w20671
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2022
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
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A Welfarist Role for Nonwelfarist Rules: An Example with Envy

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 17-021
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Jul 2017
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 54 (751,895)
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A Welfarist Role for Nonwelfarist Rules: An Example with Envy

NBER Working Paper No. w23587
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2023
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 19 (1,060,643)
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De Gustibus Non Est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal Redistribution

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 12-063
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Sep 2014
Benjamin B Lockwood and Matthew Weinzierl
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 58 (712,351)
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Most Individuals Prefer to Compromise among Competing Normative Principles of Taxation

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 22-013
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 14 Sep 2021
Itai Sher and Matthew Weinzierl
University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 57 (718,091)

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Preference Heterogeneity and Optimal Capital Income Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w16619
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 31 May 2023
Princeton University - Department of Economics, Yale University, Department of Economics, Yale UniversityYale University - Cowles Foundation and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 38 (846,811)
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Why Do We Redistribute so Much But Tag so Little? The Principle of Equal Sacrifice and Optimal Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w18045
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 May 2012 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2023
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 36 (862,874)
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De Gustibus Non Est Taxandum: Heterogeneity in Preferences and Optimal Redistribution

NBER Working Paper No. w17784
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2023
Benjamin B Lockwood and Matthew Weinzierl
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 35 (871,250)
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The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: Normative Diversity and a Role for Equal Sacrifice

NBER Working Paper No. w18599
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 07 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 27 (943,619)
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Equalizing Outcomes and Equalizing Opportunities: Optimal Taxation When Children's Abilities Depend on Parents' Resources

NBER Working Paper No. w18332
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2023
Alexander M. Gelber and Matthew Weinzierl
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 25 (963,344)
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Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-Based Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w22462
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 18 May 2023
Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
Downloads 24 (983,634)
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Designing, Not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w28098
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2023
Benjamin B Lockwood, Afras Y. Sial and Matthew Weinzierl
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
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The Incidence of the Corporate Income Tax is Irrelevant for its (Benefit-Based) Justification

NBER Working Paper No. w29547
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2022
Simon Naitram and Matthew Weinzierl
University of the West Indies (Saint Augustine) and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit
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Barack Obama and the Bush Tax Cuts (B)

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 712-012
Posted: 29 Apr 2012
Matthew Weinzierl and Jacob Kuipers
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Independent Consultant

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GUIDES: Insight Through Indicators

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 710-044
Posted: 18 Apr 2012
Matthew Weinzierl, Jonathan Schlefer and Ann Cullen
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit, Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and Harvard Business School

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California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit case no. 710-038
Posted: 18 Mar 2012
Matthew Weinzierl and Jacob Kuipers
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Independent Consultant

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GUIDESlines: Benchmark Values for the GUIDES Framework

Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Case No. 711-067
Posted: 13 Mar 2012
Matthew Weinzierl, Jacob Kuipers and Jonathan Schlefer
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit, Independent Consultant and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

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Ben Bernanke: Person of the Year?

HBS Case No. 710-051, Harvard Business School BGIE Unit
Posted: 19 May 2010
Lakshmi Iyer and Matthew Weinzierl
Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit

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