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Stimulus: Spending vs. Tax Multipliers

Posted on December 11, 2008 by ChrisB

Greg Mankiw has a post today look at the real world studies of spending and tax multipliers. Keynesians might be surprised to learn that the tax multiplier appears to be much larger than the spending one. Studies put the Government … Continue reading →

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Is Income Tax Becoming Too Progressive?

Posted on October 21, 2008 by ChrisB

Fewer and fewer people are paying income tax and even less will be with either candidates tax plan. I don’t think this would be such a problem if we didn’t have such high spending, growing entitlements, and if so many … Continue reading →

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Taxed to Death?

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Peg

Maybe.  Professor Mankiw has the gory details.

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Incentives

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Peg

The behavior of humans can be altered with incentives. What motivates us, though, is not identical for all. Find the right incentive, and you can encourage someone to change their behavior. Conversely, different incentives can promote an unwillingness to change. … Continue reading →

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