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dr. Kevin Spiritus

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7360-0048

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Kevin Spiritus is associate professor of Public Economics at the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam and a research fellow of the Tinbergen Institute. He obtained his PhD in Economics from KU Leuven, after studying theoretical physics and computer science. His research focuses on optimal tax and benefit policies, with a special focus on formulating policy recommendations. His work has been published in among others Economic Journal and Theoretical Economics. Please visit his personal website for more information:  http://www.kevinspiritus.eu

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  • Optimal taxation with multiple incomes and types

    Spiritus, K., Lehmann, É., Renes, S. & Zoutman, F. T., May 2025, In: Theoretical Economics. 20, 2, p. 543-581 39 p.

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  • Optimal taxation of normal and excess returns to risky assets

    Boadway, R. & Spiritus, K., Apr 2025, In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 127, 2, p. 366-389 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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    2 Citations (Scopus)
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  • Optimal commodity taxation when households earn multiple incomes

    Spiritus, K., Feb 2025, In: International Tax and Public Finance. 32, 1, p. 98-119 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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    1 Citation (Scopus)
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  • Optimal taxation of capital income with heterogeneous rates of return

    Gerritsen, A., Jacobs, B., Spiritus, K. & Rusu, A., 2025, In: The Economic Journal. 135, 665, p. 180-211 180 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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    4 Citations (Web of Science)
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  • Optimal taxation of normal and excess returns to risky assets

    Boadway, R. & Spiritus, K., 15 May 2024, In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics.

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