show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

We develop, apply, and test a new measure of the marriage tax: the reduction in future spending from getting married … path's probability. And it assumes clone marriage-marrying oneself-to ensure the living-standard loss from marrying is … unaffected by spousal choice. We calculate our marriage tax for young respondents using the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF …

show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …

of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …

this country faces in relation to household formation. Specifically, I estimate to what extent the marriage penalties … marriage penalties created by the system are found to be higher among low earning households. With the help of the tax and … families. The traditional economic model of marriage implies that increasing public support for unmarried mothers generally …

We develop, apply, and test a new measure of the marriage tax: the reduction in future spending from getting married … path’s probability. And it assumes clone marriage—marrying oneself—to ensure the living-standard loss from marrying is … unaffected by spousal choice. We calculate our marriage tax for young respondents using the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF …

In this paper I use a tax and benefit micro-simulator of the U.K. welfare system to study the the effect of marriage … parenthood and the marriage penalties created by the system are found to be higher among low earning households. With the help of … the prevalence of singleheaded households. The results suggest that £100 weekly increase in marriage penalties is needed …

Politicians often stress that marriage is a key institution that promotes family values. However, many aspects of the … federal tax code do not promote marriage and may in fact provide disincentives and penalize marriage. As an alternative to … marriage, cohabitation is a common choice for low-income couples facing significant fiscal penalization from the joint income …