Must-Read: Simon Wren-Lewis: Politically Impossible
Must-Read: The writer, BTW, is Chris Giles. In light of this, does the almost-always excellent Financial Times have a significant quality-control problem here? Simon Wren-Lewis: Politically Impossible:...
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Must-Read: Jan Mohlmann and Wim Suyker: Blanchard and Leigh’s Fiscal...
Must-Read: Naughty, naughty! Jan Mohlmann and Wim Suyker: Blanchard and Leigh’s Fiscal Multipliers Revisited: “[We] do not find convincing evidence for stronger-than-expected fiscal multipliers for EU...
View ArticleMoral Philosophy and Progressive Taxation
Moral Philosophy and Progressive Taxation [View the story “Moral Philosophy and Progressive Taxation” on Storify] The post Moral Philosophy and Progressive Taxation appeared first on Equitable Growth.
View ArticleProfit shifting and U.S. corporate tax policy reform
This paper argues that the erosion of the U.S. corporate income tax base is a large policy problem. Profit shifting by U.S. multinational corporations is reducing U.S. government tax revenues by more...
View ArticleTaxing Capital
Taxing capital is a key way to maintain and increase the progressivity in the U.S. tax system and raise the revenue needed to support government activities and investments that in turn will help ensure...
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Is Tax Increment Financing the pathway to rebuilding blighted U.S....
It’s no secret that the infrastructure in the United States is underfunded, under-maintained, and, consequently, crumbling in many communities across the country, as it has been over the course of the...
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Expand Social Security
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View ArticleU.S. homeownership tax policies are expensive and inequitable
The analysis “U.S. homeownership tax policies are expensive and inequitable,” contained errors that had been identified by Equitable Growth. Before the errors could be corrected, Congress enacted major...
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Care work as a team sport
Many workers in care industries, such as health, education, and social services, are motivated by a genuine concern for those they tend to, creating what social scientists refer to as large “social...
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Income inequality and aggregate demand in the United States
Income inequality has been rising for decades in the United States. While there are many reasons why this trend may be concerning, one particular worry for economists and policymakers is the effect...
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