The Politics of Progressive Taxation

• In Event: Poster Session: Public Administration; Public Policy; & State Politics and Policy
  In Poster Session: Poster Session: State Politics and Policy: Institutions and Representation in State Politics

Abstract

Given the current political landscape, academics and political pundits alike frequently hypothesize about the ramifications of increasing the top marginal tax rate on political behavior. Using a natural experiment from New Jersey, this paper studies the effect of state tax increases on the affluent's propensity to turnout and donate to local officeholders.

Author

• Hunter Rendleman, Harvard University