Abstract

The decisions of the self-employed are of empirical interest because these individuals report their income under the personal income tax system. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that the personal income tax system is the biggest source of revenue for the government. In this paper I use data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to analyze the effect that The Tax Reform Act of 1986 had on the decision to become or remain self-employed. To accomplish this I will use a simple difference method that compares the movement between employment groups in the aftermath of The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (treatment period) to the movement between employment groups before this tax legislation was enacted (control period). I find that The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA86) had an adverse effect on self-employment and actually caused more unemployment.

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Thesis Completion

2013

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Guldi, Melanie

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.)

College

College of Business Administration

Degree Program

Economics

Subjects

Business Administration -- Dissertations, Academic;Dissertations, Academic -- Business Administration

Format

PDF

Identifier

CFH0004426

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

5 years

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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