The Elasticity of Taxable Income During the 1990s: A Sensitivity Analysis: Working Paper 2006-03
This paper examines alternative methodologies for measuring responses to the 1990 and 1993 federal tax increases. The methodologies build on those employed by Gruber and Saez (2002), Carroll (1998), and Auten and Carroll (1999). Internal Revenue Service tax return data for the project are from the Statistics of Income, which heavily oversamples high-income filers. Special attention is paid to the importance of sample income restrictions and methodology. Estimates are broken down by income group to measure how responses to tax changes vary by income. In general, estimates are quite sensitive
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2006-02-02
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Authors: | Giertz, Seth H. |
Institutions: | Congressional Budget Office, United States Congress |
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