Program Cost, Adequacy of Support, and Induced Labor Supply Reduction

Myles Maxfield and Katherine J. Siena

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Abstract: Estimates the trade-offs between the goal of raising the incomes of the poorest families, the goal of promoting the private employment of poor people, and the budgetary cost of replacing AFDC and Food Stamps with a universal negative income tax nationwide.

Keywords: Negative Income Tax; National basic income; Graduated work incentive; Graduated tax; Microsimulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
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