Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305971493
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 6PA
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The effect of the tax reform of 1986 on the amount of borrowing through consumer debt and home equity debt.

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The tax reform act of 1986 was implemented in order to reduce the consumer debt and to increase home equity debt. As a result, people started to pay their mortgage less quickly and financed the general spending through home equity.

Economics Concept Introduction

Concept introduction:

Tax: It is the unilateral payment made by the public towards the government. There are many different types of taxes in the economy; they include income tax, property tax, professional tax, and so forth.

Tax reform of 1986: This reform eliminated the deductibility of interest payments on consumer debt but maintained the deductibility of interest payments on mortgages and home equity loans.

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