The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Program

Authors

• Scott Goldsmith

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Description

This paper provides a short introduction to the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Program - a method for returning a portion of the revenues from petroleum development to the citizens of Alaska as a direct cash payment. It briefly touches on 5 topics - the mechanics of the Dividend, why it was established, its history, its economic, political and social effects, and the future of the Dividend.

Publication Date

4-17-2001

Keywords

pfd, alaska, oil, money, economy

Recommended Citation

Goldsmith, Scott, "The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Program" (2001). Reports. 275.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_iser_reports/275

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12063