A Grant to Every Citizen: Survey Evidence of the Impact of a Direct Government Payment in Israel

被引：4

作者：

Feldman, Naomi ^{[1
,2
]}

Heffetz, Ori ^{[1
,2
,3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Bogen Family Dept Econ, Jerusalem, Israel

[2] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Federmann Ctr Rational, Jerusalem, Israel

[3] Cornell Univ, SC Johnson Grad Sch Management, Ithaca, NY USA

[4] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

NATIONAL TAX JOURNAL | 2022年 / 75卷 / 02期

关键词：

fiscal policy; universal transfers; marginal propensity to spend; stimulus; survey methodology; politics;

D O I：

10.1086/719449

中图分类号：

F8 [财政、金融];

学科分类号：

0202 ;

摘要：

During the 2020 COVID-19 recession, Israel disbursed one-time, universal grants of $220 per adult and $150 per child. We ask survey respondents about the grant's primary effect on their situation. Twenty to 45 percent report increasing spending, and 36-52 percent report reducing debts. Importantly, as many respondents report donating or helping friends or family as increasing saving (10-18 percent). While financially weaker respondents reduce debt more, stronger ones not only increase saving but also increase giving - a new finding of nonnegligible, voluntary, decentralized reallocation of governmental assistance. We explore how Israel's political situation and our methodology may have affected our findings, helped by a follow-up US survey.

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页码：229 / 263

页数：35