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Tax-Preferred Assets and Debt, and the Tax Reform Act of 1986: Some Implications for Fundamental Tax Reform

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  • Engen, Eric M.
  • Gale, William G.

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A study of how tax changes in TRA '86 (consumer debt interest and IRA deductions) affected household saving behavior shows that household assets and debt were reallocated but that there was little change in the real level of economic activity.

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  • Engen, Eric M. & Gale, William G., 1996. "Tax-Preferred Assets and Debt, and the Tax Reform Act of 1986: Some Implications for Fundamental Tax Reform," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 49(3), pages 331-339, September.
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    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41789209
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