In this paper we revisit one of the quot;missing linksquot; between budget balances and the economic cycle, namely the impact of asset prices on fiscal revenues. We estimate revenue elasticities with respect to equity and real estate price indices for 16 OECD countries, as well as for a...

We analyze the long-run optimal combination of wealth and labor tax rates in a model where wealth-to-income ratios and wealth inequality are rising endogenously. We consider rich (lenders) and poor (borrowers) households, financial and housing wealth, and find that a ''realistic'' optimal steady...

Using a simple two-sector life cycle economy with housing services and bequests, we show that a rising labor efficiency in the general economy relative to the construction sector can go a long way toward explaining a significant fraction of the rising trends in wealth-to-income ratios, housing...

This paper studies fiscal policy design in an economy in which (i) the representative household has recursive preferences, and (ii) growth is endogenously sustained through innovations whose market value depends on the tax system. By reallocating tax distortions through debt, fiscal policy...

In the present paper an attempt has been made to estimate how political stability affects stock prices. This analysis refers to EU, Japan and the United States for the period (1997–2012). The findings of present model are in agreement with (Nixon, 2014); (Voth, 2001). The econometric model...

The implementation of a financial transaction tax has been the subject of debate for many years. Countries all across the globe have enacted various types of this tax and have seen different results depending upon factors such as the rate and the types of financial instruments affected by it....

In 1997, the U.S. Treasury introduced Inflation Protected Securities, commonly known as TIPS. Several in the finance field have since described these securities as quot;tax disadvantagedquot; relative to conventional securities, leading to serious questions regarding their appropriateness...

We empirically analyze the determinants of Initial Public Offering (IPO) underpricing using panel data for 29 countries over the period 1988-2005. Our hypotheses stress the importance of institutional and legal factors in explaining cross-country variations. We find that increased protection of...