State Taxes, Tax Exemptions and What They Reveal About Elderly Migration
Posted: 29 Sep 2012
Date Written: May 20, 2011
Abstract
We use the U.S. elderly migration data for 1995-2000 to test how taxes and specific tax exemptions affect migration decisions of the elderly population. We show that the elderly prefer to migrate to states with low inheritance and estate tax, high property tax, low price level, low amount of Federal revenue transfers, high level of local amenities, and high temperatures. In addition, exemption of prescription drugs from sales tax and the existence of pension exemptions affect elderly in-migration positively and significantly.
Keywords: Tiebout Hypothesis, Migration, State and Local Taxes, Tax Exemptions
JEL Classification: H24, H50, H72, H73
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Herwig Schlunk
Vanderbilt University - Law School ( email )
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