17 research outputs found
Legislative behaviour absent reâelection incentives: findings from a natural experiment in the Arkansas Senate
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141545/1/rssa12293.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141545/2/rssa12293-sup-0001-SupInfo.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141545/3/rssa12293_am.pd
Legislative behaviour absent reâelection incentives: findings from a natural experiment in the Arkansas Senate
Does HAVA (Help America Vote Act) Help the Have-Nots? U.S. Adoption of New Election Equipment, 1980-2008
Income Inequality, Tax Policy, and Economic Growth*
We investigate how the reduction of income inequality through tax policy affects economic growth. Taxation at different points of the income distribution has heterogeneous impacts on householdsâ incentives to work, invest, and consume. Using US stateâlevel data and microâlevel household tax returns over the last three decades, we find that reducing income inequality between low and median income households improves economic growth. However, reducing income inequality through taxation between median and highâincome households reduces economic growth. These asymmetric economic growth effects are attributable both to supplyâside factors (i.e. changes in small business activity and labour supply) and to consumption demand