While the buzz around income inequality is reaching a crescendo, income data may not be the best measure of overall welfare. Instead, analyzing household consumption reveals that inequality is not as pervasive as skewed public discourse portrays it.

The authors of this volume challenge the common perception that the removal of old distortions from the tax system would seriously hurt segments of the economy.

In the midst of general euphoria over a new and seemingly increasing federal budget surplus,this bookoffers a guide to this new situation.

This monograph chronicles how the conventional wisdom changed and outlines the implications of a new understanding of tax policy.

This volume provides readers with concise but varying perspectives on the possibilities of tax reformand focusesattention on key questions in the scholarly debate.

Top economists provide much-needed guidance--and some surprising conclusions--in response to rising public concerns about inequality in the U.S. tax system.

What is the link between taxes and manufacturing wages?

ALaffer curve has existed in the international corporate tax sphere since the 1980s.

To what are wage rates responsive? Does labor bear the burden of taxes?

Corporate capital gains deserve a closer look.