Ben Sprung-Keyser
@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Wharton, Business Economics and Public Policy.
Co-Director at Policy Impacts
Co-Director at Policy Impacts
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#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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January 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#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/...
Also be sure to check out these papers on the long-run effects of Medicaid
Brown, Kowalski, and Lurie 2020: academic.oup.com/restud/artic...
Goodman-Bacon 2021: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Miller and Wherry 2018 jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
Wherry et al 2018 direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
Brown, Kowalski, and Lurie 2020: academic.oup.com/restud/artic...
Goodman-Bacon 2021: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Miller and Wherry 2018 jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
Wherry et al 2018 direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
November 2, 2023 at 2:31 PM
Also be sure to check out these papers on the long-run effects of Medicaid
Brown, Kowalski, and Lurie 2020: academic.oup.com/restud/artic...
Goodman-Bacon 2021: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Miller and Wherry 2018 jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
Wherry et al 2018 direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
Brown, Kowalski, and Lurie 2020: academic.oup.com/restud/artic...
Goodman-Bacon 2021: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Miller and Wherry 2018 jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
Wherry et al 2018 direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
For more on the welfare consequences of these policies, be sure to check out the Policy Impacts Library:
policyimpacts.org/policy-impac...
policyimpacts.org/policy-impac...
The Policy Impacts Library
This library provides a standardized database of MVPF estimates derived from rigorous empirical research. The details page for each policy provides an in-dept
policyimpacts.org
November 2, 2023 at 2:27 PM
For more on the welfare consequences of these policies, be sure to check out the Policy Impacts Library:
policyimpacts.org/policy-impac...
policyimpacts.org/policy-impac...
Our work, drawing upon estimates from Laura Wherry, Sarah Miller, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, and many others, suggests the long-term savings from these types of policies can offset much or all of their upfront costs. On average, $1 spent on medicaid for children saved $1.78 (cc: Nathan Hendren)
November 2, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Our work, drawing upon estimates from Laura Wherry, Sarah Miller, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, and many others, suggests the long-term savings from these types of policies can offset much or all of their upfront costs. On average, $1 spent on medicaid for children saved $1.78 (cc: Nathan Hendren)