A Comparison of the Labor Supply Findings from the Four Negative Income Tax Experiments
Philip K. Robins — A Comparison of the Labor Supply Findings from the Four Negative Income Tax Experiments (1985)Philip K. Robins · 1985 · Article · abstractEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0649 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Negative income tax · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“The four US negative income tax experiments of 1968–1982 found consistent reductions in labour supply: on average about two weeks of full-time work a year for husbands, three for wives and single female heads, and four for youths.”
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A Failure to Communicate: What (If Anything) Can We Learn from the Negative Income Tax Experiments?
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