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A Comparison of the Labor Supply Findings from the Four Negative Income Tax Experiments

Philip K. Robins · Journal of Human Resources 20(4), 567–582 · 1985

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Type: Article
Author: Philip K. Robins
Identifier: DOI 10.2307/145685
Accessed: 2026-09-01

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EstablishedThe 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.