Tomer Blumkin

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics

Beer-Sheva 84105

Israel

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

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Munich, DE-81679

Germany

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Are Income and Consumption Taxes Ever Really Equivalent? Evidence from a Real-Effort Experiment with Real Goods

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Are Income and Consumption Taxes Ever Really Equivalent? Evidence from a Real-Effort Experiment with Real Goods

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2194
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Jan 2008
Tomer Blumkin, Bradley J. Ruffle and Yosef Ganun
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, McMaster University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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experimental economics, tax equivalence, income tax, consumption tax, behavioral economics

Are Income and Consumption Taxes Ever Really Equivalent? Evidence from a Real-Effort Experiment with Real Goods

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5145
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Aug 2010
Tomer Blumkin, Bradley J. Ruffle and Yosef Ganun
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, McMaster University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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experimental economics, tax equivalence, income tax, consumption tax, behavioral economics

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The Role of Stigma in the Design of Welfare Programs

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2305
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 May 2008
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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welfare, take up, targeting, inequality, stigma

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Deserving Poor and the Desirability of Minimum Wage Rules

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4721
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Apr 2014
Tomer Blumkin and Leif Danziger
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics
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redistribution, minimum wage, efficient rationing

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The Signaling Role of Corporate Social Responsibility

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4962
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Sep 2014
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth and Adi Sharoni
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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signaling, corporate social responsibility, public goods, Pigouvian taxation

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Estate Taxation

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Sep 2001
Tomer Blumkin and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Anti-Discrimination Legislation and the Efficiency-Enhancing Role of Mandatory Parental Leave

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5917
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Jun 2016
Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin and Luca Micheletto
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Bocconi University
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anti-discrimination, adverse selection, parental leave, efficiency

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On the Desirability of Taxing Charitable Contributions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1900
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 Feb 2007
Tomer Blumkin and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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optimal taxation, re-distribution, charitable contributions, inequality

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Minimum Wage with Optimal Income Taxation

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Aug 2004
Efraim Sadka and Tomer Blumkin
Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics
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Incorporating Affirmative Action into the Welfare State

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2003
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Jun 2007
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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affirmative action, optimal taxation, tagging

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A Case for Taxing Education

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Apr 2005
Tomer Blumkin and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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optimal taxation, re-distribution, education, inequality

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Ideological Polarization, Sticky Information, and Policy Reforms

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 07 Oct 2004
Volker Grossmann and Tomer Blumkin
University of Fribourg - Faculty of Economics and Social Science and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics
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ideological polarization, sticky information, partisanship, policy reform

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Taxing Children: The Re-Distributive Role of Child Benefits - Revisited

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2970
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Mar 2010
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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child allowance, re-distribution, means-testing, universal, tagging, optimal taxation

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Labor Migration and the Case for Flat Tax

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3471
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Jun 2011
Tomer Blumkin, Efraim Sadka and Yotam Shem-Tov
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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flat tax, re-distribution, migration, tax-competition

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Optimal Wage Redistribution in the Presence of Adverse Selection in the Labor Market

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Optimal Wage Redistribution in the Presence of Adverse Selection in the Labor Market

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4938
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Sep 2014
Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin and Luca Micheletto
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and University of Milan
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adverse selection, labor market, optimal taxation, pooling, redistribution

Optimal Wage Redistribution in the Presence of Adverse Selection in the Labor Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9154
Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin and Luca Micheletto
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Bocconi University
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adverse selection, labor market, optimal taxation, pooling, redistribution

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On Vertically Challenged and Horizontal Equity - Reassessing Anti-Discrimination Rules

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 11 May 2004
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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Discrimination, optimal taxation, horizontal equity

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International Tax Competition: Zero Tax Rate at the Top Re-Established

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3820
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 May 2012
Tomer Blumkin, Efraim Sadka and Yotam Shem-Tov
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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tax competition, migration, zero marginal tax at the top

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Firm Productivity Dispersion and the Matching Role of Ui Policy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1733
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Sep 2005
Tomer Blumkin, Yossi Hadar and Eran Yashiv
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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productivity, heterogeneity, UI policy, endogenous assortative matching, search

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The Desirability of Workfare as a Welfare Ordea Revisited

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5130
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 24 Aug 2010
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth and Efraim Sadka
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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workfare, welfare, means-testing, misreporting, utility maintenance

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The Signaling Role of Charitable Contributions by Businesses: A Tax Policy Perspective

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6106
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Nov 2016
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth, Efraim Sadka and Adi Sharoni
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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public goods, Pigouvian taxation, warm glow, signaling

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Deserving Poor and the Desirability of a Minimum Wage

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8418
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Sep 2014
Tomer Blumkin and Leif Danziger
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics
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deserving poor, minimum wage, redistribution, efficient rationing, negative marginal tax rate

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Leveraging Wage Subsidies to Facilitate Fair Wages and Increase Social Welfare

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6597
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Aug 2017
Tomer Blumkin, Haim Pinhas and Ro'i Zultan
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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wage subsidies, welfare, gift exchange, tax incidence

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The Effects of Permanent Income Tax Cuts on Emigration from Israel

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6095
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Nov 2016
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth and Michel Strawczynski
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Eliezer Kaplan School of Economics and Social Sciences
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permanent tax cut, emigration

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Charitable Constributions by Businesses: A Tax Policy Perspective

CESifo Working Paper No. 7836
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Y. Margalioth, Efraim Sadka and Adi Sharoni
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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public goods, Pigouvian taxation, warm glow, signaling

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Optimal Unemployment Benefit Policy and the Firm Productivity Distribution

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5931
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Jun 2016
Tomer Blumkin, Leif Danziger and Eran Yashiv
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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unemployment benefit policy, declining unemployment benefits, productivity distribution, skewness, dispersion

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Taxes and the Division of Social Status

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 27 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2024
Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin and Luca Micheletto
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and University of Milan
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optimal taxation, signaling, status, commodity taxation

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Optimal Redistribution in the Presence of Signaling

CESifo Working Paper No. 9210
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin and Luca Micheletto
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and University of Milan
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Transparency Gloves for Grabbing Hands? Politics and (Mis)Governance

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 14 Jul 2003
Tomer Blumkin and Mark Gradstein
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics
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Political corruption, transparency, democracy

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Efficient Unemployment Insurance Time Path

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Apr 2003
Tomer Blumkin, Yossi Hadar and Eran Yashiv
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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UI, benefit duration, technology dispersion, search, matching

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Optimal (P)Redistribution in the Presence of Signaling: A First Pass

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Mar 2022
Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin and Luca Micheletto
IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Department of Economics and University of Milan
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nonlinear taxation, education, asymmetric information, human capital