Gerritsen, Aart, Bas Jacobs, Alexandra V. Rusu, and Kevin Spiritus (2022), "Optimal Taxation of Capital Income with Heterogeneous Rates of Return", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam/Free University Amsterdam. Earlier versions: CESifo Working Paper No. 6599, Munich: CESifo.
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 20-038/VI, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Hummel, Albert Jan, and Bas Jacobs (2020), "Optimal Income Taxation in Unionized Labor Markets", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Earlier draft: CESifo Working Paper No. 6599, Munich: CESifo.
Also available as: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 18-064/VI, Amsterdam/Rotterdam.
Jacobs, Bas (2019), "The Public Finance Approach to Optimal Stabilization Policy", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Jacobs, Bas, and Uwe Thümmel (2018), "Optimal Taxation of Income and Human Capital and Skill-Biased Technical Change", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam/University of Zürich.
Jacobs, Bas, and Alexandra Rusu (2018), "Why is the Long-Run Tax on Capital Income Zero? Explaining the Chamley-Judd
Result", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam. Earlier draft available as: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 2017-011/VI, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Jacobs, Bas (2015), "Optimal Inefficient Production", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Zoutman, Floris T., Bas Jacobs and Egbert L.W. Jongen (2013), "Optimal Redistributive Taxes and Redistributive Preferences in the Netherlands", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam/CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Research.
Gerritsen, Aart, and Bas Jacobs (2013), "Minimum Wages and Taxation in Competitive
Labor Markets with Endogenous Skill Formation", mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Jacobs, Bas, and Frederick van der Ploeg (2010), "Precautionary Climate Change Policies and Optimal Redistribution", mimeo Erasmus University Rotterdam/Oxford University.
Jacobs, Bas (2009), "The Marginal Cost of Public Funds and Optimal Second-Best Policy Rules", first draft, mimeo: Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Jacobs, Bas (2009), "A Life-Cycle Theory of Human Capital Formation,
Pension Saving, and Retirement", paper prepared for the ESF
Forward Looks Conference Dublin, November 8 2008, and The Hague,
April 22 2009.
Nahuis, Richard, and Bas Jacobs (2003), "Lose a Fly to Catch a Trout? On Dual Growth Accounting in a Dynamic Economy", mimeo: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, June 2003. An earlier version circulated under the title "We Don't See What we Learn: The Computer Revolution, Wage Inequality and Technological Change".
Jacobs, Bas, and Uwe Thümmel (2020), "Optimal Linear Income Taxation and Education Subsidies under Skill-Biased Technical Change", CESifo Working Paper No. 8805, Munich: CESifo. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 20-085/VI, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Jacobs, Bas, and Rick van der Ploeg (2017), "Should Pollution Taxes Be Targeted at Income Redistribution?", CESifo Working Paper No. 6599, Munich: CESifo. Tinbergen Institute
Discussion Paper TI TI 2017-070/VI.
Gerritsen, Aart, and Bas Jacobs (2016), "Is A Minimum Wage an Appropriate Instrument for Redistribution?", Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 16-100/VI, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Zoutman, Floris T., Bas Jacobs and Egbert L.W. Jongen (2016), "Redistributive Politics and the Tyranny of the Middle Class",
CESifo Working Paper No. 5881, Munich: CESifo. Also available as: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 16-032/6, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Zoutman, Floris T., and Bas Jacobs (2014), "Optimal Redistribution and Monitoring of Labor Effort", CESifo Working Paper No. 4646, Munich: CESifo.
Gerritsen, Aart, and Bas Jacobs (2014), "Is A Minimum Wage an Appropriate Instrument for Redistribution?", CESifo Working Paper No. 4588, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas, and Hongyan Yang (2013), "Second-Best Income Taxation with
Endogenous Human Capital and Borrowing Constraints", CESifo Working Paper No. 4155, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas (2013), "From Optimal Tax Theory to Applied Tax Policy",
CESifo Working Paper No. 4151, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas, and Robin Boadway (2013), "Optimal Linear Commodity Taxation under Optimal Non-Linear Income
Taxation", CESifo Working Paper No. 4142, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas, and Ruud A. de Mooij (2011), "Pigou Meets Mirrlees: On the
Irrelevance of Tax Distortions for the Second-Best Pigouvian Tax", CESifo Working Paper No. 3342, Munich: CESifo.
Heckman, James J., and Bas Jacobs (2011), "Policies to Create and
Destroy Human Capital in Europe", IZA Discussion Paper No. 4680, Bonn: IZA.
Heckman, James J., and Bas Jacobs (2011), "Policies to Create and
Destroy Human Capital in Europe", NBER Working Paper No. 15742, Cambridge-MA: NBER.
Jacobs, Bas (2010), "The Marginal Cost of Public Funds is One", CESifo Working Paper No. 3250, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas, and Frederick van der Ploeg (2010), "Precautionary Climate
Change Policies and Optimal Redistribution", OxCarre Research Paper 49, Oxford: OxCarre.
Jacobs, Bas, and Dirk Schindler (2009), "On the Desirability of Taxing
Capital Income in Optimal Social Insurance", CESifo Working Paper No. 2806, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas, Dirk Schindler, and Hongyan Yang (2009), "Optimal Taxation
of Risky Human Capital", CESifo Working Paper No. 2529, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas (2008), "Is Prescott Right? Welfare State Policies and the
Incentives to Work, Learn and Retire", CESifo Working Paper No. 2277, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas and Lans Bovenberg (2008), “Optimal Taxation of Human
Capital and the Earnings Function”, CESifo Working Paper No. 2250, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas (2007), "Optimal Redistributive Tax and Education Policies
in General Equilibrium", CESifo Working Paper No. 2162, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas (2007), "Real Options and Human Capital Investment", CESifo Working Paper No.
1982, Munich: CESifo.
Jacobs, Bas, Ruud A. de Mooij and Kees Folmer (2007), "Analyzing a Flat Income Tax in the Netherlands",
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 2007-029/3, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Bovenberg, A. Lans, and Bas Jacobs (2005), "Redistribution and Education
Subsidies are Siamese Twins", Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 05-036/3, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Jacobs, Bas, and Frederick van der Ploeg (2005), "Guide to Reform of Higher Education: A European Perspective",
CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5327, London: CEPR.
Jacobs, Bas, and A. Lans Bovenberg (2005), "Human Capital and Optimal
Positive Taxation of Capital Income", CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5047, London: CEPR. . Also available as: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 05-035/3, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Jacobs, Bas, and Sweder J.G. van Wijnbergen (2005), "Capital Market
Failure, Adverse Selection and Optimal Financing of Higher Education", Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2005-037/3, Amsterdam/Rotterdam:
Tinbergen Institute.
Noailly, Joƫlle, Daniel Waagmeester, Bas Jacobs, Marieke Rensman and Dinand Webbink (2003), "Scarcity of Science
and Engineering Students in the Netherlands", CPB Document No. 92, The Hague: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
Jacobs, Bas (2003), "The Lost Race Between Education and Technology", CPB Discussion Paper No. 25, The Hague: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
Jacobs, Bas (2003), "An Investigation of Education Finance Reform: Graduate Taxes and Income Contingent Loans in the Netherlands",
CPB Discussion Paper No. 25, The Hague: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
Bovenberg, A. Lans, and Bas Jacobs (2003), "Redistribution and Education
Subsidies are Siamese Twins", Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 05-037/3, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Jacobs, Bas (2002), "Optimal Taxation of Human Capital and Credit
Constraints", Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 02-044/2, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
Jacobs, Bas (2002), "Optimal Income Taxation with Endogenous Human Capital", Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 02-045/2, Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Tinbergen
Institute.
Bovenberg, A. Lans, and Bas Jacobs (2001), "Redistribution and Education
Subsidies are Siamese Twins", CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3309, London: CEPR.
Bovenberg, A. Lans, and Bas Jacobs (2001), "Redistribution and Education
Subsidies are Siamese Twins", CentER Discussion Paper No. 2001-82, Tilburg: CentER.
Jacobs, Bas, Richard Nahuis, and Paul J. G. Tang (1999), "Sectoral Productivity Growth and R&D Spillovers in the Netherlands", CentER Discussion Paper No. 1999-15, Tilburg: CentER.