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Fiscal Federalism and the Role of the Income Tax
Gordon, Roger H. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper rethinks the design of the income tax by assuming that the objective of the tax is not to redistribute from rich to poor but instead to provide some insurance to individuals against the uncertainties they face in their future earnings, a motivation for the tax proposed in Buchanan...
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Investing in Infants : The Lasting Effects of Cash Transfers to New Families
Barr, Andrew C.; Eggleston, Jonathan; Smith, Alexander A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We provide new evidence that cash transfers following the birth of a first child can have large and long-lasting effects on that child's outcomes. We take advantage of the January 1 birthdate cutoff for U.S. child-related tax benefits, which results in families of otherwise similar children...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362027
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Unconditional Cash Transfers for Families with Children in the U.S : A Scoping Review
Shah, Hema; Gennetian, Lisa A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
investment mechanisms that reduce socioeconomic inequality in children's well-being. In contrast to the U.S., dozens of low- to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226162
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The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Parents' Psychological Well-Being
Gennetian, Lisa A.; Gassman-Pines, Anna - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Although improving psychological well-being was not the explicit focus of the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), psychological health outcomes may have been affected by the positive income shocks generated by the credit. In this chapter we ask: How did the 2021 expanded CTC affect parents'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635625
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Capital Gains Realizations
Hines, James R.; Schaffa, Daniel - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Evidence that high tax rates significantly depress capital gains realizations is inconsistent with the implications of neoclassical investment models in unchanging economic environments. Higher tax rates reduce after-tax investment returns, thereby encouraging investors to sell capital assets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014247981
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Short-Term Tax Cuts, Long-Term Stimulus
Cloyne, James; Martinez, Joseba; Mumtaz, Haroon; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We study the persistent effects of temporary changes in U.S. federal corporate and personal income tax rates using a narrative identification approach. A corporate income tax cut leads to a sustained increase in GDP and productivity, with peak effects between five and eight years. R&D spending...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334463
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Genetic Endowments, Income Dynamics, and Wealth Accumulation Over the Lifecycle
Barth, Daniel; Papageorge, Nicholas W.; Thom, Kevin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
returns, both of which contribute to wealth inequality. Counterfactual policy exercises indicate that two ways to lower costs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362004
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Optimal Income Taxation
Kaplow, Louis - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334417
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure : A New Method for Measuring Poverty
Fitzgerald, John; Moffitt, Robert A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We propose a new measure of the rate of poverty we call the Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure (SEPM) based on … the minimum bundle necessary to meet basic needs. Our measure differs from conventional income and consumption poverty in … both concept and measurement and it has advantages relative to both. Poverty rates using our basic measure are very close …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210084
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Depression and Loneliness Among the Elderly Poor
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther; Grela, Erin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
alone, we document that social isolation, poverty, and health challenges are three of the leading correlates of depression …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388786