Our weekly seminars, conferences, workshops, and other events organized or co-organized by Thema members.
Tax Policy Design in a Globalized Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Destination and Origin Principles Abstract: This paper examines the optimal structure of commodity taxation in an open economy characterized by firm mobility and labor market segmentation. We develop a two-country general equilibrium model with monopolistic competition, endogenous firm relocation, and a dual labor market […]
Gendering On The Confucian Clan: A Social Cost Perspective This paper unbundles the role of the Confucian clan through a systems approach, focusing on its long-lasting effects on women by shaping a traditional gender institution in China. Specifically, we ask whether the Confucian clan, as a risk-sharing institution, perpetuates itself by reinforcing a patrilineal system […]
Spheres of Influence in Multigame Contact We study the effect of multigame contact in asymmetric prisoner's dilemma games. Players simultaneously play two games either with the same partner (multigame contact) or with different partners (single-game contact). Asymmetry arises because one game is more valuable to one player, while the other game matters more to the […]
An economic analysis of extra-territorial taxation, joint with G. Zucman This paper proposes an economic analysis of extraterritorial tax policy. We consider a country imposing top-up taxes to the foreign profits of multinational firms to ensure a minimum effective corporate tax rate. We analyze the incidence of this tax, its domestic and global welfare effects, […]
Écarts entre attitudes et comportements dans la consommation durable : étude des justifications et des croyances compensatoires. Room B422
Comment donner du sens aux mots avec l'analyse statistique textuelle ? Chênes 1, salle D365
Prosocial Disclosure and Contracts This paper studies prosocial disclosure (e.g., ESG reporting) and prosocial contracts (e.g., sustainability-linked loans) in a multitasking principal–agent framework with limited liability and private agent types. The agent exerts costly effort on two tasks: one yielding an unverifiable outcome and another generating an outcome that can be verifiably disclosed at a […]
New fertility patterns: The role of human versus physical capital We use an overlapping generations model with physical and human capital, and two reproductive periods to explore how fertility decisions may differ in response to economic incentives in early and late adulthood. In particular, we analyze the interplay between fertility choices—related to career opportunities—and wages, […]
Skill Supply, Firm Size, and Economic Development This paper harmonizes individual-level data on labor supply for 54 countries to document how firm size and the skill intensity of employment by firm size vary across countries. First, it finds that the share of employment in large firms in high-income countries is more than three times larger […]
Structural Density and Homeownership One of the most salient stylized facts about homeownership is that multifamily units—typically located in more central parts of cities—are much less likely to be owner-occupied than single-family units. This fact is consistent with landlord production efficiency advantages associated with structural density, arising from economies of scale and coordination frictions. To […]
How raising the full retirement age affects women's early retirement choices: insights from the interaction of two policies (with Elena Bassoli, ETH Zurich) This paper analyzes how a reform increasing statutory retirement age from 60 to 64 affected women’s incentives for early retirement. In Italy, women can anticipate retirement at 57 (with 35 contribution years), […]
