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Gaming Opportunities: American Indian Casinos, Cash Transfers, and Income Mobility on the Reservation

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  • Emilia Simeonova
  • Randall Akee
  • Maggie R. Jones

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We examine the impact of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act on the income rank of American Indian (AI) reservation residents. We assemble a panel dataset at the individual level for tax filers residing on AI reservations in 1989. We examine the effect of casino operations and cash distribution payments (from casino revenues) on the income-rank evolution over time. Casino operations provide an unambiguous increase in family income rank for those residing on reservations with an operating casino relative to those on reservations without a casino. The presence of an operating casino increases relative income rank by half a percentage point.

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  • Emilia Simeonova & Randall Akee & Maggie R. Jones, 2021. "Gaming Opportunities: American Indian Casinos, Cash Transfers, and Income Mobility on the Reservation," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 221-226, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:111:y:2021:p:221-26
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211014
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • L88 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Government Policy
    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law

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