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The Estate Tax and Charitable Bequests: Elasticity Estimates Using Probate Records

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This paper uses data from San Francisco probate records and cross–year variation in tax rates to estimate the effect of the estate tax on charitable bequests. Identification of the tax price does not require strong assumptions about the marital deduction or functional form, both of which can bias the price elasticity estimate. Estate and inheritance taxes are found to be significantly related to charitable bequests for both filers and non–filers of the federal estate tax return. These results hold whether the tax price is based on the date–of–will tax schedule, the date–of–death tax schedule, or expectations about future tax rates.

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  • Brunetti, Michael J., 2005. "The Estate Tax and Charitable Bequests: Elasticity Estimates Using Probate Records," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 58(2), pages 165-188, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:58:y:2005:i:2:p:165-88
    DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2005.2.01
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    Cited by:

    1. Wojciech Kopczuk, 2012. "Taxation of Intergenerational Transfers and Wealth," NBER Working Papers 18584, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. James R. Hines Jr., 2013. "The Redistributive Potential of Transfer Taxation," Public Finance Review, , vol. 41(6), pages 885-903, November.

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