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This NBER series presents current academic research findings in the areas of taxation and government spending. The … corporate tax liability, and the relationship between pyramidal structures and the taxation of intercorporate dividends. …
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tax reform usually concern the advantages and disadvantages of income-based taxation as opposed to any of the several … alternative forms of consumption-based taxation. The book opens with chapters that discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and … taxation issues arising in an era of globalization; and individual behavioral response to tax reform, including a view of the …
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The relationship between political and economic cycles is one of the most widely studied topics in political economics. This book examines how electoral laws, the timing of elections, the ideological orientation of governments, and the nature of competition between political parties influence...
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The United States is bankrupt, flat broke. Thanks to accounting that would make Enron blush, America’s insolvency goes far beyond what our leaders are disclosing. The United States is a fiscal basket case, in worse shape than the notoriously bailed-out countries of Greece, Ireland, and...
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The volatility that has hit many middle-income countries (MICs) after liberalizimg their financial markets has prompted critics to call for new policies to stabilize these boom-bust cycles. But, as Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann point out in this book, over the last two decades most of the...
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In this rigorous and well-crafted work, Kenneth Wolpin examines the role of theory in inferential empirical work in economics and the social sciences in general--that is, any research that uses raw data to go beyond the mere statement of fact or the tabulation of statistics. He considers in...
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This concise introduction to the economic theories of taxation is intuitive yet rigorous, relating the theories both to … issues of central policy importance, such as taxation of income from capital, environmental taxation, tax credits for low … taxation relies on the theory of optimal control, which is not often taught in economics courses, a second appendix provides …
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Today's highly complicated tax codes have led economists and policy makers depend on simplified summary measures in order to understand how taxes affect the economy. Studies of the effective tax rate--that is, a measurement of the net amount of tax levied on certain economic activities--provide...
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exchange rate policy (both in theory and practice); financial crises; debt, taxation, and reform; and transition and growth. A …
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consider such aspects of taxation as administration, compliance, and remittance. Slemrod and Gillitzer explore what they term a …
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