Reports & Publications

Faculty: Denvil Duncan
Selected Works:

• “Asymmetric Labor Supply Response to Tax and Wage Rate Changes,” (with Philipp Doerrenberg, Max Loefler), Labour Economics, (April 2023)                                                                      
• A Macroeconomic Study of Federal and State Automotive Regulations with Recommendations for Analysts, Regulators, and Legislators with Recommendations for Analysts, Regulators, and Legislators, (with S. Carley, J.D. Graham, S. Siddiki, and N. Zirogiannis), IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (March 2017)
• "Searching for a Tolerable Tax: Public Attitudes toward Roadway Financing Alternatives," (with V. Nadella, A. Clark, S. Giroux, and J.D. Graham), Public Finance Review, 1-23 (June 21, 2016)
• "Rethinking Auto Fuel Economy Policy:Technical and Policy Suggestions for the 2016-17 Midterm Reviews," (with S. Carley, D. Esposito, J.D. Graham, S. Siddiki, N. Zirogiannis), Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (February 2016)
• “Circumstantial Risk: Impact of Future Tax Evasion and Labor Supply Opportunities on Risk Exposure,” (with P. Doerrenberg and C. Zeppenfeld)  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 109 (January): 85-100 (2015)
• “Experimental Evidence on the Relationship between Tax Evasion Opportunities and Labor Supply,” (with P. Doerrenberg) European Economic Review, 68 (May): 48-70 (2014)
• "Behavioral Responses and the Distributional Effects of the Russian 'Flat' Tax," Journal of Policy Modeling, 36 (2): 226-240 (2014)
• “Bumpy Designs: Impact of Privacy and Technology Costs on Support for Road Mileage User Fees,” (with V. Nadella, A. Bowers, S. Giroux, and J. Graham) National Tax Journal, 67 (3): 505-530 (2014)
• "Estimating Tax Agency Efficiency," (with J. Alm) Public Budgeting and Finance, 34 (3) 92-110 (2014)
• “Switching on the Lights: Do Higher Income Taxes Push Economic Activity into the Shade?” (with K. S. Peter) National Tax Journal, 67 (2):321-350 (2014)
• “Personal Income Tax Mimicry: Evidence from International Panel Data,” (with E. Gerrish) International Tax and Public Finance, 21 (1):119-152 (2014)
• "Demand for benefit taxation: evidence from public opinion on road financing," (with A. Bowers, St. Giroux, J. Graham, and V. Nadella,  Ashley Bowers, Stacey Giroux and John Graham) Public Budgeting and Finance, 34 (4) 120-142 (2014)

Reports and Publications:

• ”Most Consumers Don’t Buy Hybrids: Is Rational Choice a Sufficient Explanation?” (with S. Carley, A. Ku, A. Julian, S. Naseem Siddiki, N. Zirogiannis, and J. Graham), Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 10 (1): 1-38 (2019)
• ”The Italian Blitz: audit publicity and tax compliance, evidence from a natural experiment,” (with P. Battiston, S. Gamba, and Alessandro), Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 122 (1): 81-108 (2019)
• ”The macroeconomic effects of 2017-2025 federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards,” (with S. Carley, N. Zirogiannis, S. Siddiki, and J. D. Graham), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 38 (3): 732-763 (2019)
• ”The Effect of CAFE standards on vehicle sales projections: A Total Cost of Ownership approach,” (with N. Zirogiannis, S. Siddiki, S. Carley, and J.D. Graham), Transport Policy, 75 (3): 70-87 (2019)
• ”Cost implications for automaker compliance with Zero Emissions Vehicle requirements,” (with A. Jenn, S. Hardman, S. Carley, N. Zirogiannis, and J. D. Graham), Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (2): 564-574 (2019)
• ”Does Dynamic Federalism Yield Compatible Policies? A Study of Federal and State Vehicles Standards,” (with S. Siddiki, S. Carley, N. Zirogiannis, and J. D. Graham), Policy Design and Practice, 1 (3): 215-232 (2018)
• “The road mileage user-fee: Level, intensity, and predictors of public support,” (with V. Nadella, S.A. Giroux, A. Clark, J.D.Graham), Transportation Policy, 70-78 (2017)
• “Unequal inequalities: Do progressive taxes reduce income inequality?” (with K. Sabirianova Peter), International Tax and Public Finance, (4) 762-783 (2016)
• “Liar Liar: Experimental evidence of the effect of confirmation reports on dishonesty,” (with D. Li), Southern Economic Journal (November 2, 2017)
• Duncan, Denvil. "Global Reform of Personal Income Taxation, 1981-2005: Evidence from 189 Countries." (with Klara Sabirianova Peter and Steven Buttrick), National Tax Journal, 2010, 63(3)
• Duncan, Denvil. "Does Labor Supply Respond to a Flat Tax: Evidence from the Russian Flat Tax Reform," (with Klara Sabirianova Peter), Economics of Transition, 2010, 18(2): 365-404
• Duncan, Denvil R. "Testing for Competition in the Jamaican Banking Sector: Evidence from Bank Level Data," (With Brian Langrin), Southwestern Journal of Economics, March 2004
• Sabirianova Peter, Klara, Steve Buttrick, and Denvil Duncan.  Global Reform of Personal Income Taxation, 19812005: Evidence from 189 Countries, National Tax Journal, 63 (3), 447478. 2010.
• Duncan, Denvil, and Klara Sabirianova Peter. Does Labor Supply Respond to a Flat Tax: Evidence from the Russian Flat Tax Reform" Economics of Transition, 2010, 18 (2): 365-404
• Duncan, Denvil and Brian Langrin. Testing for Competition in the Jamaican Banking Sector: Evidence from Bank Level Data. Southwestern Journal of Economics, 6(1) 2004.