This paper attempts to address both theoretical and practical considerations for a tax such as financial transactions … financial markets is incomplete and imprecise, remains. However, globally, FTT remains a commonly used tax. A cross …

Like the classic superheroes, a Tobin Tax has been suggested as a solution for any number of problems. In the Tobin Tax … context these problems range from currency speculation (the original issue) to financial market volatility. However, a tax is … management infrastructure. A Tobin Tax is rumored to be able to overcome those challenges and apply broadly across differing …

In the wake of the recent financial crisis, several commentators have suggested a transaction tax on financial markets …. The potential consequences of such a tax could be hazardous to the financial markets affected as well as to the economy … possible impact of a transaction tax on U.S. futures market activity as well as its utility as potential tax revenue. We find …

, putting special focus on the introduction of such a tax on a world-wide scale. For a number of reasons, international …This study presents in detail the concept of a financial transaction tax (FTT) and the theoretical and empirical … correct various market failures. We analyse the benefits and challenges of introducing a tax on financial transactions …