This paper attempts to address both theoretical and practical considerations for a tax such as financial transactions taxes (FTT). It includes examples of FTT in the wider context, for example, on stocks and derivatives, currency transactions, and tangible property. Most of the discussion...

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 only one of many options for controlling market...