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- Title
Fiscal Incidence in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
- Authors
Greene, Kenneth V.; Neenan, William G.; Scott, Claudia D.
- Abstract
The article focuses on fiscal incidence through an analysis of the benefit and tax incidence of the local and federal governments in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area in 1970. The paper discusses the methodology employed for estimating both the benefit incidence generated by subfederal government expenditures in the Washington metropolitan area, and the incidence of the taxes imposed by these governments. It analyzes the net fiscal residuals generated by the separate benefit and tax incidence estimates presented by income classes and geographic sections of the metropolitan area. The fiscal residuals estimated in this fashion are compared with fiscal residuals estimated in other studies. The analysis concludes that there is notable horizontal fiscal inequality across the Washington metropolitan area. Equally situated households are apparently better off in Washington D.C. than in the suburban area for incomes at least up to $15,000 and they are better off in the suburban areas for those with the highest incomes. It also appears that the city is at least one central city that may not necessarily be in need of increased transfers from its suburban area.
- Subjects
WASHINGTON Metropolitan Area; WASHINGTON (D.C.); UNITED States; PUBLIC spending; TAX incidence; TAXATION; FEDERAL government; LOCAL government; METROPOLITAN areas
- Publication
Land Economics, 1976, Vol 52, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
0023-7639
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3144983