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The establishment of the Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) and the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) created the most unusual features of the Last Frontier’s peculiar fiscal landscape. We offer here a description of how Alaska’s fiscal system works.
Gregg Erickson, the corresponding author, can be contacted at gerickso@alaska.com.
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© 2012 Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard
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Erickson, G., Groh, C. (2012). How the APF and the PFD Operate: The Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska’s State Finances. In: Widerquist, K., Howard, M.W. (eds) Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend. Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137015020_3
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