AEI.Org: Scholar: Aparna Mathur

Simplifying Tax Credits for Low-Income People

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Consolidating tax credits would help resolve problems of targeting and awareness, thus making them a better tool for alleviating poverty.

Moving toward a Unified Credit for Low-Income Workers

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The maze of tax credits that are typically available to low-income individuals under the tax code needs simplifying.

A Fat Tax That's Hard to Swallow

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Your beverage might soon contain the cost of universal health care.

Cap-and-Stick-It-to-All

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The conventional wisdom is wrong: cap-and-trade will affect all consumers nationwide with little to distinguish the burden across regions.

Don't Follow Our Example, Either

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Vigorous market competition for self-paying consumers may lead to more effective self-regulation and better health care options.

Courting Trouble on Patents

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The controversial Patent Reform Act would be costly and counterproductive.

Shooting Uncle Sam in the Foot

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Few additional workers would actually be eligible forextended unemploymentbenefits, and the incentives created by extending them could do long-term harm to the economy.

Maxing Out on Debt Hysteria

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The American household is better off financially than you may think, especially given the media frenzy over rising consumer debt.

Foreign Investors Prefer Predictability to Democracy

Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100

A study of recent investment flows says that being a democracy may actually make it harder for a developing country to attract capital from abroad.

Forgive Us Our Debts

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Lenient bankruptcy laws encourage people to start businesses. We need to send the message that it’s O.K. to fail.

Of Growth and Gaps

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Most of the mainstream media have consistently characterized the current U.S. economy as rewarding the rich at the expense of everyone else.

Conspicuous Consumption

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100

The proof is in the pudding: The times are better than they used to be. The middle class is flourishing and optimistic.

How to Simplify the Code for Low-Income Taxpayers

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:00:00 +0100

An Interstate Commerce Route to a National Market for Health Insurance

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +0100

What Drives Entrepreneurship

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:30:00 +0100

Corporate Income Taxation and the Economy

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:55:00 +0100

Medical Debt

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The effort to reform bankruptcy laws to help medical debtors is well intended, but misguided. The Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act will have unintended and perverse consequences.

Medical Debt: Is Our Healthcare System Bankrupting Americans?

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The most effective solution to the problem of rising bankruptcies in these tough economic times is to help families keep their jobs, retain their earning power, stay in their homes, and live within their means.

The Consumer Burden of a Cap-and-Trade Program to Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The higher costs of production will translate to higher energy and product prices.

The Consumer Burden of a Cap-and-Trade Program to Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Cap and trade may be superior to command-and-control regulatory approaches, but it is not necessarily superior to other alternatives, such as a carbon tax.

The Deficit Endgame

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Countries with deficits that averaged about 20 percent of GDP have historically proceeded down three divergent paths. This paper discusses the historical evidence along each of these three paths and compares the current U.S. situation to past experiences.

Moving Towards a Unified Credit for Low Income Workers

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Replacing all of the seven different tax credits allowed under the current tax code with a simple policy holds significant promise.

The Consumer Burden of a Carbon Tax on Gasoline

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This paper measures the incidence of a carbon tax on gasoline using current income and two measures of lifetime income to rank households.

The Consumer Burden of a Cap-and-Trade System with Freely Allocated Permits

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

One critical economic question surrounding cap-and-trade is how to distribute the permits.

Health Insurance and Job Creation by the Self-Employed

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

What effects do health insurance mandates have on the size of small businesses?

A Spatial Model of the Impact of Bankruptcy Law on Entrepreneurship

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The predicted probability of starting a business is 25 percent higher in states with higher bankruptcy exemptions than their neighbors relative to states with lower exemptions than their neighbors.

The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Carbon taxes are more regressive when annual income is used as a measure of economic welfare than when proxies for lifetime income are used.

Predicting Tax Reform

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Despite the frequency of tax changes and their potential importance to investors, there has been relatively little modeling of anticipated tax changes.

Foreign Direct Investment, Corruption, and Democracy

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100

How are factors such as corruption perception and the level of democracy influencing foreign direct investment to developing economies?

An Empirical Analysis of Middle Class Welfare

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Does the Census Bureau's annual population survey present an accurate picture?

Medical Bills and Bankruptcy Filings

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100

To what extent are consumer bankruptcy filings induced by high levels of medical debt?

Taxes and Wages

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100

To what are wage rates responsive? Does labor bear the burden of taxes?

Health Insurance and Job Creation by the Self-Employed

Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Are rising health insurance costs a serious problem for small businesses?

Taxes and Wages

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

What is the link between taxes and manufacturing wages?

Indirect Energy and Your Wallet

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The average household spends nearly as much on the consumption of indirect energy as it does on direct energy consumption.

Measuring and Reducing Americans' Indirect Energy Use

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The good news for those who want to reduce energy consumption but cannot make major lifestyle changes is that there are unexplored options for reducing energy use.