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A Comparative Analysis of Tax Progressivity in the United States

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  • Kenneth V. Greene
  • Erol M. Balkan

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The proliferating array of measures of tax progressivity is applied to the state-local tax structures in the United States in 1977. An attempt is made to classify state structures into most or least progressive and it is shown that there is a great deal of inconsistency among recently proposed alternative measures.

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  • Kenneth V. Greene & Erol M. Balkan, 1987. "A Comparative Analysis of Tax Progressivity in the United States," Public Finance Review, , vol. 15(4), pages 397-416, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:15:y:1987:i:4:p:397-416
    DOI: 10.1177/109114218701500403
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