Effects of the Federal Individual Income Tax on Marriage and Divorce Decisions

George Clarke and Robert Strauss

RCER Working Papers from University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER)

Abstract: Since the introcuction of the federal income tax, the tax system has treated different grops in different ways. This paper addresses three questions: does the marriage tax affect decisions to marry; does the marriage tax affect decisions to divorce, and the marriage tax affect the timing of marriage.

Keywords: TAX POLICY; MARRIAGE; DIVORCE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H22 H30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61 pages
Date: 1996
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