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stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … provides a new possibility for the complementary testing of theories across fields in economics. Third, we inquire how the … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …
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stimulus to the discourse on individual happiness. Recently this research has also been linked to economics where reported … provides a new possibility for the complementary testing of theories across fields in economics. Third, we inquire how the … insights gained from the study of individual happiness in economics affect public policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529124
We examine the incentives to self-select into politics and how they depend on the transparency of the entry process. To …
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greatly reduces bias in the most influential and precise estimates: conservatively accounting for capital taxes paid by the …
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adopted ENDS taxes. We use two large national surveys (Monitoring the Future and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System …) to estimate the impact of ENDS taxes on youth tobacco use. We find that ENDS taxes reduce youth ENDS consumption, with …
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In this paper, I will describe in detail both the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit in the U.S., including their origins, their structure, and the effects they have on the labor market and family formation. I will then discuss the macroeconomic implications of U.S. welfare...
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and indirect taxes, direct transfers provided by the social transfers and the school feeding programs, and in …
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encourage early retirement, they reduce the number of people paying taxes and increase the number of people supplementing their … rights.? The government?s receipts from the pension taxes or the sale of early retirement rights are used, in part, to …
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The paper examines the possible effects of introducing a large-scale welfare reform in Sweden, namely, the introduction of comprehensive welfare accounts. Under this policy, individuals make mandatory contributions to accounts, which they can top up with voluntary contributions. In return,...
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that a utilitarian government never equalizes after-tax incomes, even when it can impose group-specific lump-sum taxes. If …
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