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negative income tax: a standalone construct

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negativeincome tax1 CONSTRUCTNegative income tax MOFFITT · PUBLIC FINANCE

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Public finance

a scheme paying people with income below a threshold a fraction of the shortfall, phasing out benefits as earnings rise.

In public finance, negative income tax refers to a scheme paying people with income below a threshold a fraction of the shortfall, phasing out benefits as earnings rise. This meaning comes from Moffitt (2003) in Journal of Economic Perspectives.[1]

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  1. Moffitt, R. A. (2003). The Negative Income Tax and the Evolution of U.S. Welfare Policy. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17(3), 119-140. https://doi.org/10.1257/089533003769204380

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