Top economists provide much-needed guidance--and some surprising conclusions--in response to rising public concerns about inequality in the U.S. tax system.

Top economists provide much-needed guidance--and some surprising conclusions--in response to rising public concerns about inequality in the U.S. tax system.

This working paper reconsiders and adds to empirical evidence on the effect of federal government debt and interest rates.

The establishment of new accounting rules for expensing options would likely do more harm than good.

Does price competition exist in the mutual fund industry? If so, is it too weak to prevent anticompetitive pricing by investment advisors to retail investors?

The establishment of new accounting rules for expensing options would likely do more harm than good.

The authors describe how proposed tax reforms would affect corporate financial policy and summarize economists' knowledge of the magnitude of those effects.

In the midst of general euphoria over a new and seemingly increasing federal budget surplus,this bookoffers a guide to this new situation.

The authors of this volume challenge the common perception that the removal of old distortions from the tax system would seriously hurt segments of the economy.

This book examines fiscal policy and the consumption tax.