investment and growth, in practice growth effects of taxation are negligible. This paper provides evidence in support of this …

between taxes and spending, and (ii) government size. These are tested using data from u.s. states from 1950 to 1990. We find … evidence that greater political competition generally encourages bigger government, the Democratic Party is associated with … bigger government, and state governments which "tax first, spend later" are more likely to be large. Other factors related to …

his lifetime. Second, the government is allowed to tax accidental bequests at a separate rate from ordinary capital income …

create a motive for the government to use age-dependent labor income taxes. If the government cannot condition taxes on age …

The informal sector, which produces legal goods but does not comply with government regulations, is a functioning part …

the data. These models generally imply: (1) that economic growth must fall with the share of government expenditures in … may even increase, with the share of government expenditures in output across countries. Moreover, discrete permanent … not government expenditures are thought to be productive, and better conform to available empirical evidence. …