INCENTIVE EFFECTS OF SOME PURE AND MIXED TRANSFER SYSTEMS,
Abstract
Direct income transfers to the poor are considered by many a necessary, if insufficient, weapon in the war on poverty. The most widely discussed instrument for implementing such a transfer is the negative income tax. A promising competitor, which is just beginning to receive the attention it deserves, is the wage subsidy. Since most of the discussion on income maintenance has turned on the labor supply effects of various alternatives, the document considers it as an important feature. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0698187
Entities
People
- David H. Greenberg
- Michael C. Barth
Organizations
- RAND Corporation