Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I BACKGROUND -- Chapter 1 Top-Down and Bottom-Up Theories of Social Pro gress -- Conceptual Roots -- Comparing Approaches to Poverty Reduction -- Government and Philanthropy -- The Role of Multinational Corporations: C. K....

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the impact of aggregate federal personal income tax evasion on the real interest rate yield on 10-year Treasury notes, 20-year Treasury bonds and 30-year US Treasury bonds. Design/methodology/approach: An open-economy loanable...

Purpose: This study investigates the impact of federal income tax rates and budget deficits on the nominal interest rate yield on high-grade municipal tax-free bonds (municipals) in the US. The 58-year study period covers the years 1959 through 2016 and thus is very recent....