

Bas Jacobs
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List of publications
Jacobs, B. and Thuemmel, U. (2023). Optimal linear income taxes and education subsidies under skill-biased technical change International Tax and Public Finance, :.
Jacobs, B. and Thuemmel, U. (2023). Optimal linear income taxes and education subsidies under skill-biased technical change International Tax and Public Finance, :.
Jacobs, B. and Waldenström, D. (2021). Introduction to IIPF 2019 special issue in ITAX International Tax and Public Finance, 28(2):281--283.
Gerritsen, A.A.F. and Jacobs, B. (2019). Is a Minimum Wage an Appropriate Instrument for Redistribution? Economica, forthc.:.
Jacobs, B. and Van der Ploeg, F. (2019). Redistribution and Pollution Taxes with Non-linear Engel-curves Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 95:198--226.
Jacobs, B. (2018). The Marginal Cost of Public Funds is One at the Optimal Tax System International Tax and Public Finance, 25(4):883--912.
Jacobs, B., Jongen, E.L.W. and Zoutman, F.T. (2017). Revealed Social Preferences of Dutch Political Parties Journal of Public Economics, 156:81--100.
Jacobs, B. and Yang, H. (2016). Second-Best Income Taxation and Education Policy with Endogenous Human Capital and Borrowing Constraints International Tax and Public Finance, 23(2):234--268.
Zoutman, F. T. and Jacobs, B. (2016). Optimal Redistribution and Monitoring of Labor Supply Journal of Public Economics, 135:15--31.
Jacobs, B. and de Mooij, R.A. (2015). Pigou Meets Mirrlees: On the Irrelevance of Tax Distortions for the Second-Best Pigouvian Tax Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 71:90--108.
Jacobs, B. and Boadway, R. (2014). Optimal Linear Commodity Taxation under Optimal Non-Linear Income Taxation Journal of Public Economics, 117(1):201--210.
Jacobs, B. (2013). From Optimal Tax Theory to Applied Tax Policy Finanzarchiv, 69(3):338--389.
Jacobs, B. (2013). Optimal Redistributive Tax and Education Policies in General Equilibrium International Tax and Public Finance, 20(2):312--337.
Jacobs, B. and Schindler, D. (2012). On the Desirability of Taxing Capital Income in Optimal Social Insurance Journal of Public Economics, 96(9/10):853--868.
Jacobs, B., Schindler, D. and Yang, H. (2012). Optimal Taxation of Risky Human Capital The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 114(3):908--931.
Jacobs, B. (2011). Comment: Crime in Europe and the United States: Dissecting the ‘Reversal of Misfortunes' Economic Policy, 26(67):347--385.
Jacobs, B. and Bovenberg, A.L. (2011). Optimal Taxation of Human Capital and the Earnings Function Journal of Public Economic Theory, 13(6):957--971.
Jacobs, B. (2011). Comment: Crime in Europe and the United States: Dissecting the {\textquoteleft}Reversal of Misfortunes' Economic Policy, 26(67):347--385.
Bovenberg, A.L. and Jacobs, B. (2010). Human Capital and Optimal Positive Taxation of Capital Income International Tax and Public Finance, 17(5):451--478.
Jacobs, B. (2010). Comment: Corporate Tax Harmonization in the EU Economic Policy, 25(63):578--580.
Jacobs, B. (2010). Comment: The Governance and Performance of Universities: Evidence from Europe and the US Economic Policy, 25(61):47--49.
Noailly, J, Jacobs, B. and Webbink, H.D. (2010). Should the Government Intervene in the Market for Scientist and Engineers? Applied Economics Letters, 18(4):371--375.
Jacobs, B., Hartog, J. and Vijverberg, W. (2009). Self-Selection Bias in Estimated Wage Premiums for Earnings Risk Empirical Economics, 37(2):271--286.
Jacobs, B., Folmer, K. and de Mooij, R.A. (2009). Flat Income Taxation, Redistribution and Labor Market Performance Applied Economics, 42(25):3209--3220.
Jacobs, B. (2009). Is Prescott Right? Welfare State Policies and the Incentives to Work, Learn and Retire International Tax and Public Finance, 16(2):253--280.
Bovenberg, A.L., Jacobs, B. and de Mooij, R.A. (2008). Introduction: Reinventing the Welfare State International Tax and Public Finance, 15(1):1--4.
Jacobs, B. and Wijnbergen, S.J.G. (2007). Capital Market Failure, Adverse Selection and Optimal Financing of Higher Education Finanzarchiv, 63(1):1--32.
Jacobs, B. (2007). Real Options and Human Capital Investment Labour Economics, 17(6):913--925.
van Ewijk, C., Jacobs, B. and de Mooij, R.A. (2007). Welfare Effects of Fiscal Subsidies on Home Ownership in the Netherlands De Economist, 150(3):323--336.
Jacobs, B. and van der Ploeg, F. (2006). Guide to Reform of Higher Education: A European Perspective Economic Policy, 47:537--592.
Bovenberg, A.L. and Jacobs, B. (2005). Redistribution and Education Subsidies are Siamese Twins Journal of Public Economics, 89(11-12):2005--2035.
Jacobs, B. and Theeuwes, J.J.M. (2005). Innovation in the Netherlands: The Market Falters and the Government Fails De Economist, 153(1):107--124.
Jacobs, B. (2005). Optimal Income Taxation with Endogenous Human Capital Journal of Public Economic Theory, 7(2):295--315.
Jacobs, B. (2004). The Lost Race between Schooling and Technology De Economist, 152(1):47--78.
Jacobs, B. and Nahuis, R (2002). A General Purpose Technology Explains the Solow Paradox and Wage Inequality Economics Letters, 74:243--250.
Jacobs, B., Nahuis, R and Tang, P.J.G. (2002). Sectoral Productivity Growth and R&D Spillovers in the Netherlands De Economist, 150:181--210.