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An Empirical Characterization of the Dynamic Effects of Changes in Government Spending and Taxes on Output

Blanchard, Olivier - 1999

This paper characterizes the dynamic effects of shocks in government spending and taxes on economic activity in the … the automatic response of taxes and spending to activity, and, by implication, to infer fiscal shocks. The results … negative effect. The multipliers for both spending and tax shocks are typically small. Turning to the effects of taxes and …

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The Effects of Tax Shocks on Output : Not So Large, But Not Small Either

Perotti, Roberto - 2011

percentage point of GDP increase in taxes leads to a decline in GDP by about 1.5 percentage points after 3 years. I also create … between different types of taxes (personal, corporate, indirect, and social security) and their subcomponents …

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Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Tax Code

Metcalf, Gilbert E. - 2009

Federal tax policy provides a broad array of incentives for energy investment. I review those policies and construct estimates of marginal effective tax rates for different energy capital investments as of 2007. Effective tax rates vary widely across investment classes. I then consider...

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Tax Policies for Low-Carbon Technologies

Metcalf, Gilbert E. - 2009

key policy goals with subsidies as opposed to using taxes to raise the price of pollution-related activities. In …

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Analysis of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Tax Proposals

Metcalf, Gilbert E. - 2008

The U.S. Congress is considering a set of bills designed to limit the nation's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper complements the analysis by Paltsev et al. (2007) of cap-and-trade bills and applies the MIT Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis (EPPA) model to carry out an analysis of...

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Using Tax Expenditures to Achieve Energy Policy Goals

Metcalf, Gilbert E. - 2008

Tax expenditures are a major source of support for energy related activities in the federal budget exceeding direct budget support for energy by a factor of nearly six. Focusing on the policy goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum consumption, I find these tax expenditures...

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Federal Tax Policy Towards Energy

Metcalf, Gilbert E. - 2006

On Aug. 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PL 109-58). This was the first major piece of energy legislation enacted since 1992 following five years of Congressional efforts to pass energy legislation. Among other things, the law contains tax incentives worth over $14...

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Fiscal Expansions and Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries

Alesina, Alberto - 1995

This paper considers budget expansions and adjustments in OECD countries in the last three decades. Our main results are: i) on average fiscal expansions are the results of increases in expenditures, particularly of transfer programs, while contractions are typically due to tax increases; ii)...

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Investment with Uncertain Tax Policy : Does Random Tax Policy Discourage Investment?

Hassett, Kevin - 1994

In models with irreversible investment, increasing uncertainty about prices has been shown to increase the required rate of return (hurdle rate) and delay investment (e.g., Pindyck, 1988). One serious form of uncertainty faced by firms, a form that policy makers could conceivably control, is tax...

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The Role of Federal Taxation in the Supply of Municipal Bonds : Evidence From Municipal Governments

Metcalf, Gilbert E. - 1991

This paper considers ways in which federal tax policy affects municipal asset and debt holdings. The tax treatment of municipal bonds and income creates an arbitrage opportunity for communities to issue tax exempt debt and invest in financial assets. I present evidence that suggests the rules in...

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