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I'm an Economics Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley focusing on public finance topics at the intersection of labor economics and macroeconomics. You can follow me on twitter @omzidar.
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- The Transitional Costs of Sectoral Reallocation: Evidence From the Clean Air Act and the Workforce
- Top economists on whether we should tax capital income less than labor income
- Corporate Tax Reform: Is broadening the base and lowering the rate always a good idea?
- Apple, Avoidance, and Corporate Tax Incidence
- Valuing The Vote: Evidence from the Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Great Questions from Paul Krugman
- Do Higher Corporate Taxes Reduce Wages? Micro Evidence from Germany
- Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority
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Tag Archives: Income Growth
Lessons from a Half Century of Federal Individual Income Tax Changes
This chart shows how income tax liabilities have changed each year for the five income quintiles over the past half century. Here are a few things to notice: We love cutting income taxes. Almost all of the changes are tax … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Growth, economy, Fiscal Cliff, Government, Income Growth, Jobs, Middle Class, NBER, payroll taxes, Politics, Tax Cuts for Whom, Tax Reform, Taxes
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David Leonhardt on a Decade of Income Stagnation
Leonhardt covers a very important issue that hasn’t gotten enough attention in the presidential race. The solutions aren’t easy and the stakes are huge. You really should read it. Source: NYTIMES
SCF data show ~40% decline in Median Net Worth from 2007-2010
New SCF data came out today, which show dramatic declines in both real incomes and net worth through Great Recession. Median real incomes fell roughly 8 percent. Mean incomes fell by more, likely reflecting capital gains losses from higher income … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Recession, Housing, Income Growth, Leverage, Middle Class
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