Measuring work disincentives: Taxes, benefits and the transition into employment

Disincentives to employment participation arising from the tax-benefit system have been a major concern for welfare reforms. Data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey are used to generate and test the robustness of three commonly used disincentive measures for non-worki...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dockery, Alfred Michael, Ong, Rachel, Wood, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Centre for Labour Market Research, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31694