In:
Economic Inquiry, Wiley, Vol. 53, No. 2 ( 2015-04), p. 1061-1085
Abstract:
This paper assesses the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality over around three decades, from 1979 to 2007. It applies a new method for decomposing changes in government redistribution into (1) a direct policy effect resulting from policy changes and (2) the effects of changing market incomes. Over the period as a whole, the tax policy changes increased income inequality by pushing up the income share of high‐income earners (the top 20%) . ( JEL H23, H31, H53, P16)
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0095-2583
,
1465-7295
DOI:
10.1111/ecin.2015.53.issue-2
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
219319-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2016121-9
detail.hit.zdb_id:
191139-9
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