全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): A \"Second Opinion\" on the Economic Health of the American Middle Class

G2TT

来源类型	Working Paper
规范类型	报告
DOI	10.3386/w17164
来源ID	Working Paper 17164
	A \"Second Opinion\" on the Economic Health of the American Middle Class
	Richard V. Burkhauser; Jeff Larrimore; Kosali I. Simon
发表日期	2011-06-23
出版年	2011
语种	英语
摘要	Researchers considering levels and trends in the resources available to the middle class traditionally measure the pre-tax cash income of either tax units or households. In this paper, we demonstrate that this choice carries significant implications for assessing income trends. Focusing on tax units rather than households greatly reduces measured growth in middle class income. Furthermore, excluding the effect of taxes and the value of in-kind benefits further reduces observed improvements in the resources of the middle class. Finally, we show how these distinctions change the observed distribution of benefits from the tax exclusion of employer provided health insurance.
主题	Public Economics ; Taxation ; Health, Education, and Welfare ; Health ; Labor Economics ; Labor Compensation
URL	https://www.nber.org/papers/w17164
来源智库	National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/574839
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Richard V. Burkhauser,Jeff Larrimore,Kosali I. Simon. A \"Second Opinion\" on the Economic Health of the American Middle Class. 2011.