Taxation and the Earnings of Husbands and Wives: Evidence From Sweden
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I examine the response of husbands' and wives' earnings to a tax reform in which husbands' and wives' tax rates changed independently, allowing me to examine the effect of both spouses' incentives on each spouse's behavior. I analyze the large Swedish tax reform of 1990–1991 and find that in response to a compensated fall in one spouse's tax rate, each spouse's earnings rise. I compare these results to those of simplified econometric models used in the typical setting in which independent variation in each spouse's tax rate is unavailable. I find that standard econometric specifications may produce substantially biased estimates. Disciplines Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social Policy This journal article is available at ScholarlyCommons: http://repository.upenn.edu/bepp_papers/141 Taxation and the Earnings of Husbands and Wives: Evidence from Sweden Alexander M. Gelber1 The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and NBER
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