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Partnership penalties and bonuses created by UK welfare programs

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Anderberg, Dan, Kondylis, Florence and Walker, Ian (2008) Partnership penalties and bonuses created by UK welfare programs. CESifo Economic Studies, Vol.54 (No.1). pp. 1-21. doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifn001 ISSN 1610-241X.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cesifo/ifn001

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Abstract

This article explores how the UK welfare benefit system subsidise or penalise couples for living together as partners. A couple is said to face a "partnership bonus" ("penalty") if they can receive more (less) benefits when living as partners than when living separately. Using data on existing couples from the Family Resources Survey 1995-2004 we provide a description of the distribution of partnership penalties and bonuses in the population. We also find that, while the 1999 Working Families' Tax Credit reform improved the financial incentives for partnership formation, this effect was largely undone by the subsequent 2003 Working Tax Credit reform.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Journal or Publication Title: CESifo Economic Studies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1610-241X
Official Date: March 2008
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March 2008Published
Volume: Vol.54
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 21
Page Range: pp. 1-21
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifn001
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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