Publications

Refereed publications:

(Recent working papers can be found here. )

Kotakorpi, K. ⓡ Nurminen, Tuomas ⓡ Miettinen, Topi ⓡ Metsälampi, Satu ⓡ (2024). Bearing the burden – Implications of tax reporting institutions on evasion and incidence. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 220, 81-134.  

Hall, C.,  Kotakorpi, K., Liljeberg, L., and Pirttilä, J. (2022). Screening through activation? Differential effects of a youth activation programme. Journal of Human Resources, 57(3), 1033-1077.  

Almunia, M., Harju, J., Kotakorpi, K., Tukiainen, J. and Verho, J. (2019). Expanding access to administrative data: The case of tax authorities in Finland and the UK. International Tax and Public Finance , 26(3): 661 - 676.

Kotakorpi, K. and Matikka, T. (2017). Revenue-maximizing Top Earned Income Tax Rate in the Presence of Income-shifting. Nordic Tax Journal 1(1): 100-107. (Winner of the Nordic Tax Journal Article Prize, 2018.)

Kotakorpi, K., Poutvaara, P. and Terviö, M. (2017) Returns To Office in National and Local Politics: A Bootstrap Method and Evidence from Finland. Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, 33(3): 413-442. 

Haavio, M. and Kotakorpi, K. (2016) Sin Licenses Revisited. Journal of Public Economics, 144: 40-51. 

Härkänen, T., Kotakorpi, K., Reinivuo, H., Pietinen, P., Suoniemi, I. and Pirttilä, J. (2014) The Welfare Effects of Health-Based Food Tax Policy. Food Policy, 49: 196-206.

Kotakorpi, K. and Poutvaara, P. (2011) Pay for Politicians and Candidate Selection: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Public Economics, 95: 877-885.

Haavio, M. and Kotakorpi, K. (2011) The Political Economy of Sin Taxes. European Economic Review, 55: 575-594.

Kotakorpi, K. and Laamanen, J-P. (2010) Welfare State and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Public Health Care. Economica, 77: 565–583.

Kotakorpi, K. (2009) Paternalism and tax competition. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 111: 125-149.

Kotakorpi, K. (2008) The incidence of sin taxes. Economics Letters, 98: 95-99.

Kotakorpi, K. (2006) Access price regulation, investment and entry in telecommunications. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 24: 1013-1020.