This paper presents, analyses, and further develops the idea of a destination-based cash-flow tax (DBCFT). Its purpose is expositional: to describe the DBCFT, how it might work, what its effects would be and some of the challenges that its implementation would face. The paper starts by...

Significant reform of remuneration practices has occurred in the past decade since the global financial crisis. These changes respond not just to popular outrage at the perceived disparity of levels of remuneration but also at the belief that remuneration incentives have driven extensive...

Under the Basel capital rules for internationally active banks, subordinated debt has always been permitted to contribute a part of the bank's regulatory capital requirements. This is a surprising concession to banks, at first sight, since debt, as a liability, cannot contribute to equity (ie...

An overwhelming proportion of businesses in the world are very small, consisting of just one person with no or very few employees. Despite the small size of such businesses, it is extremely important to the economic wellbeing of states that they thrive and grow. In order to achieve this, access...

The question if Land Development Agreements are subject to EU public procurement law has been a very difficult one. In principle the sale of land is not caught by the relevant Directives. Nevertheless, since the European Court of Justice’s judgment in Auroux, it has been accepted that...

This article explores the interplay among economic imperatives within the entertainment business, the mafia's role in the creation of its own media image, and the production of gangster films. Taking Japan as a case study, the paper shows that, when given the chance to influence the content of...