Tax refunds and income manipulation: evidence from the EITC
Tax refunds and income manipulation: evidence from the EITC
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退税和收入操纵:来自 EITC 的证据
DOI:
10.1007/s10797-018-9510-7
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
1
通讯作者:
Peichl
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作者:
Buhlmann;Elsner;Peichl
Welfare programs are important in terms of reducing poverty, although they create incentives for recipients to maximize their income by either reducing their labor supply or manipulating their taxable income. In this paper, we quantify the extent of such behavioral responses for the earned income tax credit (EITC) in the USA. We exploit the fact that US states can set top-up rates, which means that at a given point in time, workers with the same income receive different tax refunds in different states. Using event studies as well as a border pair design, we document that raising the state EITC leads to more bunching of self-employed tax filers at the first kink point of the tax schedule. While we document a strong relationship up until 2007, we find no effect during the Great Recession. These findings point to important behavioral responses to the largest welfare program in the USA.
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影响因子:
3.8
作者:
FEENBERG, D;COUTTS, E
通讯作者:
COUTTS, E
DOI:
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发表时间:
2017
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影响因子:
--
作者:
Emily Y. Lin;Patricia K. Tong
通讯作者:
Patricia K. Tong
影响因子:
1
作者:
Dan Anderberg
通讯作者:
Dan Anderberg
DOI:
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
--
作者:
Maggie R. Jones
通讯作者:
Maggie R. Jones
DOI:
10.1016/s1573-4420(85)80007-0
发表时间:
1985
期刊:
Handbook of Public Economics
影响因子:
--
作者:
J. Hausman
通讯作者:
J. Hausman