Micro-Based Examination of the Demand for Income-Redistribution Benefits

Thomas Husted ()

Public Finance Review, 1990, vol. 18, issue 2, 157-181

Abstract: This article examines the possibility that two factors simultaneously motivate nonrecipient demand for income redistribution. The empirical analysis indicates that support for food stamp program benefits can be explained within a public good framework, while Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits are desired as personal insurance against randomness in income as well as for the public good characteristics of the program. The presence of more than one motivation helps to explain the many differences in income-redistribution programs currently found in the United States.

Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.1177/109114219001800202

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