News
WSJ | Italy Unveils Measures to Boost Growth
Prime Minister Mario Monti unveiled an array of measures aimed at getting companies and households to invest, as Italy tries to put to rest talk that it could be the next domino to fall in the European bailout line.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Forbes | Governor Brownback's Reformed Kansas Could Have Missouri Singing The Blues
A recent article covering Red Kansas and the leadership of Governor Sam Brownback, lays out a new trajectory for a Midwestern state that has decided to take Texas’ lead on tax policy, rather than that of California. Last month, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback turned the tide on Kansas tax policy, delivering on his legislative promise to ignite what the Wall Street Journal referred to as “the Heartland Tax Rebellion.”
AEI | Here's how to replace the income tax
How would an “X” tax—a progressive consumption tax—work?
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | Taxmageddon to Hit These States and Congressional Districts Especially Hard
Taxmageddon is getting ready to suffocate the U.S. economy under crushing tax increases on January 1, 2013. These tax hikes include the expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax reductions and the tax increases from the 2010 health care law.
Marginal Revolution | Taxes and the Onset of Economic Growth
In a recent book Besley and Persson 2011 argue that fiscal capacity is strongly correlated with economic performance across countries
