Soren Blomquist

Selected Publications

On Bunching and Identification of the Taxable Income Elasticity

The taxable income elasticity is a key parameter for predicting the effect of tax reform or […]

Soren Blomquist, Anil Kumar, Che-Yuan Liang
21 October 2019 | CWP53/19

Previous version

The bunching estimator cannot identify the taxable income elasticity
Soren Blomquist, Whitney K. Newey
2 October 2017 | CWP40/17
The bunching estimator cannot identify the taxable income elasticity

Saez (2010) introduced an influential estimator that has become known as the bunching estimator. Using this […]

Soren Blomquist, Whitney K. Newey
2 October 2017 | CWP40/17

Latest version

On Bunching and Identification of the Taxable Income Elasticity
Soren Blomquist, Anil Kumar, Che-Yuan Liang
21 October 2019 | CWP53/19
Individual heterogeneity, nonlinear budget sets and taxable income

Many studies have estimated the effect of taxes on taxable income. To account for nonlinear taxes […]

Soren Blomquist, Anil Kumar, Che-Yuan Liang, Whitney K. Newey
12 May 2015 | CWP21/15

Previous version

Individual heterogeneity, nonlinear budget sets, and taxable income
Soren Blomquist, Anil Kumar, Che-Yuan Liang, Whitney K. Newey
1 May 2014 | CWP21/14
Individual heterogeneity, nonlinear budget sets, and taxable income

Given the key role of the taxable income elasticity in designing an optimal tax system there […]

Soren Blomquist, Anil Kumar, Che-Yuan Liang, Whitney K. Newey
1 May 2014 | CWP21/14

Latest version

Individual heterogeneity, nonlinear budget sets and taxable income
Soren Blomquist, Anil Kumar, Che-Yuan Liang, Whitney K. Newey
12 May 2015 | CWP21/15