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Using bracket creep to raise revenue: a bad idea whose time has passed

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David Altig
Charles T. Carlstrom
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An argument that raising federal revenues through suspending indexation of the personal income-tax code is inefficient in that it is inferior to direct increases in marginal tax rates.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in its journal Economic Review.

Volume (Year): (1993)
Issue (Month): Q II ()
Pages: 2-11
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  1. David Altig & Jagadeesh Gokhale, 1993. "An overview of the Clinton budget plan," Economic Commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue Mar 1. [Downloadable!]
  2. John A. Tatom, 1985. "Federal income tax reform in 1985: indexation," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Feb, pages 5-12. [Downloadable!]
  3. David Altig & Charles T. Carlstrom, 1991. "Bracket creep in the age of indexing: have we solved the problem?," Working Paper 9108, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. [Downloadable!]
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  1. David Altig & Charles T. Carlstrom, 1999. "Marginal Tax Rates and Income Inequality in a Life-Cycle Model," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 89(5), pages 1197-1215, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Felipe Larraín, 1997. "Estabilización, Tipo de Cambio e Ingresos Fiscales: El Contexto Latinoamericano," Cuadernos de Economía (Latin American Journal of Economics), Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 34(102), pages 161-188. [Downloadable!]
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