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Regional Cost-of-Living Adjustments in Tax-Transfer Schemes


Louis Kaplow


Harvard Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
October 1997

NBER Working Paper No. w5008

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The federal income tax and major welfare programs do not take into account significant cost-of-living variations among regions. This article considers what adjustments might be appropriate in light of the distributive purposes of tax and welfare systems and concerns about the efficiency of the interregional allocation of resources. Price index problems, differences in amenities, and heterogeneity of individuals' locational preferences are considered.

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Date posted: July 12, 2000  

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Kaplow, Louis, Regional Cost-of-Living Adjustments in Tax-Transfer Schemes (October 1997). NBER Working Paper No. w5008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=225787

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