enforcement efforts in securities markets have proven difficult and uneven. The recent scandal in the United States, wherein a … again highlighted the importance of effective enforcement of securities regulation, as well as the challenges that … securities regulators around the world face in implementing credible enforcement programs. While in many instances it is indi …

In reaction to the recent financial crisis, increased attention has recently been given to financial transaction taxes … impact, and on key issues to be faced in designing taxes of this kind. …

taxes are progressive and investigates whether tax reforms have made the poor better or worse off. Household survey analysis …

small tax rate cuts, which decrease incentives to evade taxes, can lead to increased revenues through spillovers - creating … Laffer effects. Interestingly, tax rate cuts here imply increasing effective taxes. The model is consistent with what …

of direct and indirect taxes etc. The paper also makes use of a revenue performance index, and finds that while several …