Married couple work participation and earnings elasticities: evidence from tax data
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Labor supply; Married couples; Taxation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
- J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
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