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A recent study by Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research investigates the drug prescriptions made by physicians in the private and public sector to treat high cholesterol and type two diabetes. The results are clear: physicians working in the private sector are significantly more likely to prescribe their patients expensive medication, even though there are more affordable approved alternatives available.

The concept of pre-distribution has gained popularity in the policy discourse, with some arguing that it is superior to conventional redistribution through tax and transfer.

The keynote address given by Professor Joel Slemrod (University of Michigan) at the inaugural seminar of The Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research (FIT), University of Tampere, Finland, on September 1, 2022.

Tax policy design aims to vanish evasion incentives but can also affect agents’ occupational choices. Tax schemes, auditing, and the size of the IRS affect agents’ decisions, and the government must be aware of this. This article summarizes a study of the optimal tax policy design when evasion and occupational decision coexist.

You are invited to participate in a FIT research project and answer a survey on consumption patterns.

The survey is a part of research project focused on studying consumption behavior and how it is affected by consumption taxes and other policies.

Professor, author Joel Slemrod visits Tampere in connection of the launch of the Finnish Center of Excellence in Tax Systems Research. His honorary keynote “What We Know about Tax Systems, How We Know It, and What We Still Need to Know” is open for all interested parties.

Have a look at the complete programme of the Launch on 1-2 September in Tampere.

Sebastián Castillo Ramos is a Chilean economist researching the evasion’s distortion in the labor market. He joined FIT team at University of Helsinki this summer.

Ran Sun Lyng joined FIT at Tampere University in August 2022. Currently she works on studies the role of taxation in the labor market for school principals and teachers.