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Ben Sprung-Keyser
@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Wharton, Business Economics and Public Policy. Co-Director at Policy Impacts
#QJE Feb 2025, #2, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution*
Abstract. We estimate the returns to IRS audits of taxpayers across the income distribution. We find an additional $1 spent auditing taxpayers above the 90
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Excited for Fri's #ASSA2025 8am New Frontiers in Environmental Economics! 🌐 www.aeaweb.org/conference/2... 🗺️ Room: Parc 55, Cyril Magnin 2 🔥 Trade, food, land, clean energy, bunching, air poll., MVPF, etc w @bsprungkeyser.bsky.social @wolframschlenker.bsky.social @mattkahn1966.bsky.social et al
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“We find an additional $1 spent auditing taxpayers above the 90th income percentile yields more than $12 in revenue, while audits of below-median income taxpayers yield $5.”
The Quarterly Journal of Economics@qjeharvard.bsky.social · 2y agoRecently accepted by #QJE, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Insightful and important analysis of the returns and costs of tax audits across the income distribution by Boning, Hendren, and Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social) now in the QJE (@qjeharvard.bsky.social)
The Quarterly Journal of Economics@qjeharvard.bsky.social · 2y agoRecently accepted by #QJE, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Recently accepted by #QJE, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution
Abstract. We estimate the returns to IRS audits of taxpayers across the income distribution. We find an additional ${\$}$1 spent auditing taxpayers above t
doi.org
Great NYT op-ed from Raj Chetty today about the opportunity economy, citing awesome research from my colleague @bsprungkeyser.bsky.social (ungated link) www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/o...
Opinion | Kamala Harris Has Proposed an ‘Opportunity Economy.’ This Is How to Make It a Reality.
What we can learn from the science of economic opportunity.
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Awesome to see the CBO acknowledge the long-term impact of policy on both human capital development and government savings. This aligns with our findings at @policyimpacts.bsky.social www.cbo.gov/publication/...
Exploring the Effects of Medicaid During Childhood on the Economy and the Budget: Working Paper 2023...
On a present-value basis, CBO estimates that long-term fiscal effects of Medicaid spending on children could offset half or more of the program’s initial outlays, depending on sets of reasonable par...
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