TAXES AND TRANSFERS: A NEW LOOK AT THE MARRIAGE PENALTY
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in National Tax Journal
- Vol. 51 (2) , 175-217
- https://doi.org/10.1086/ntj41789323
Abstract
The transfer system typically has large marriage disincentives, while the income tax system is likely to subsidize marriage for many low-income families. In other words, the tax system may mitigate...Keywords
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