Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the United States, 1979–2007
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19035366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olivier Bargain (0000-0003-1042-9997, Aix‐Marseille School of Economics CNRS & EHESS France, corresponding author), Mathias Dolls (0000-0003-0277-6390, ZEW and IZA Germany), Herwig Immervoll (0009-0009-1853-7096, IZA Germany), Dirk Neumann (0000-0003-2178-3705, ZEW and IZA Germany), Andreas Peichl (0000-0002-0680-8321, ZEW University of Mannheim, IZA and CESifo Germany), Nico Pestel (0000-0003-0062-9514, ZEW and IZA Germany), Sebastian Siegloch (0000-0002-2559-8681, University of Mannheim, IZA and ZEW Germany) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1061-1085 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-2583 • E-ISSN: 1465-7295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecin.12172 |
| OpenAlex | W2067926274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 36 |
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)
Demographic economics · Economic inequality · Economics · Income distribution · Income inequality metrics · Income shares · Income tax · Inequality · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Redistribution of income and wealth · State income tax · Tax policy · Tax reform · Unemployment · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |