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Inflation and the personal tax code: assessing indexation

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  • David E. Altig
  • Charles T. Carlstrom

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A reexamination of the potential costs of anticipated inflation in view of the inflation indexing system established during the 1980s.

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  • David E. Altig & Charles T. Carlstrom, 1990. "Inflation and the personal tax code: assessing indexation," Working Papers (Old Series) 9006, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
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    1. Prescott, Edward C., 1986. "Theory ahead of business-cycle measurement," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 11-44, January.
    2. Aaron, Henry J, 1976. "Inflation and the Income Tax," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 66(2), pages 193-199, May.
    3. Fischer, Stanley, 1981. "Towards an understanding of the costs of inflation: II," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 5-41, January.
    4. Miller, Merton H, 1977. "Debt and Taxes," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 32(2), pages 261-275, May.
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    1. David E. Altig & Charles T. Carlstrom, 1991. "Bracket creep in the age of indexing: have we solved the problem?," Working Papers (Old Series) 9108, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
    2. John B. Carlson & William T. Gavin & Katherine A. Samolyk, 1990. "The short-run dynamics of long-run inflation policy," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, vol. 26(Q III), pages 26-35.

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