Sales taxes that are uniform across products are traditionally seen as more efficient than good-specific taxes, but broad-based taxes can be regressive for low income households. We examine taxation of diapers, an inelastic health product, and find substantial income variation in responsiveness...

Traditional transfer programs in the United States provide few benefits to childless adults, so little is known about the effects of these policies on able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). We examine a novel source of variation in the SNAP (Food Stamps) program, in which unemployed...