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How the U.S. tax system stacks up against other G-7 economies
Landry, Anthony (2011)
The recent financial crisis, Europe?s sovereign debt problems and the U.S. political dispute about raising the national debt ceiling have prompted fiscal policy debate about the size of government and the type of tax structure needed to fund public expenditures. ; Government revenue of the so-called Group of Seven (G-7) largest industrialized nations expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) from 1970 to 2009 generally trended upward before stabilizing in the 1990s (Chart 1). Revenue averaged 27 percent of GDP in 1970, rising to 36 percent in 2009. Over the past four decades, ...
Economic Letter , Volume 6

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The optimal mix of taxes on money, consumption and income
De Fiore, Fiorella; Teles, Pedro (2002)
We determine the optimal combination of taxes on money, consumption and income in transactions technology models where exogenous government expenditures must be financed with distortionary taxes. We show that the optimal policy does not tax money, regardless of whether the government can use as alternative fiscal instruments an income tax, a consumption tax, or the two taxes jointly. These results are at odds with recent literature. We argue that the reason for this divergence is an inappropriate specification of the transactions technology adopted in the literature.
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-02-03

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Consumption taxes : macroeconomic effects and policy issues
Garner, C. Alan (2005-04)
Proposals for fundamental reform of the federal tax code are receiving increased attention in the business press and among economic analysts and policymakers. President Bush has identified tax reform as a top priority, calling for a tax system that is ?pro-growth, easy to understand, and fair to all.? Moreover, the President has appointed a commission to consider different approaches to tax reform. One approach might be to improve the current income-based federal tax code, perhaps by broadening the tax base and lowering income-tax rates. However, another approach might be to replace current ...
Economic Review , Volume 90 , Issue Q II , Pages 5-29

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Ever-higher taxes or ever-higher debt? exploring scenarios and possible solutions to the federal budget deficit
anonymous (2011-01)
Central Banker , Issue Win

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Legislative update : Dividend tax cuts
Foerster, Andrew T. (2003-10)
Econ Focus , Volume 7 , Issue Fall , Pages 5

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Structural Change in Labor Supply and Cross-Country Differences in Hours Worked
Tsujiyama, Hitoshi; Lagakos, David; Bick, Alexander; Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola (2022-05-11)
This paper studies how structural change in labor supply along the development spectrum shapes cross-country differences in hours worked. We emphasize two main forces: sectoralreallocation from self-employment to wage work, and declining fixed costs of wage work. We show that these forces are crucial for understanding how the extensive margin (the employment rate) and intensive margin (hours per worker) of aggregate hours worked vary with income per capita. To do so we build and estimate a quantitative model of labor supply featuring a traditional self-employment sector and a modern ...
Working Papers , Paper 2022-006

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Impervious saving behavior
Bisignano, Joseph (1984)
FRBSF Economic Letter

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Earned income tax credit recipients: income, marginal tax rates, wealth, and credit constraints
Simpson, Nicole B.; Athreya, Kartik B.; Reilly, Devin (2010-07)
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has evolved into the largest anti-poverty program in the United States by providing tax credits for low and moderate income working families. In this paper, we describe the characteristics of EITC recipients at various ages using Current Population Survey data. In addition, we discuss the relevance of the EITC in affecting marginal income tax rates in the United States and discuss the effects of the EITC on household labor supply decisions. Lastly, using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, we estimate wealth distributions for EITC recipients and ...
Economic Quarterly , Volume 96 , Issue 3Q , Pages 229-258

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Government budgets and property values
Taylor, Lori L. (1991-09)
Lori L. Taylor debunks several popular beliefs as she examines how property values relate to taxes, government services, and government debt. She finds that, contrary to popular belief, property values do not necessarily decrease when local governments increase taxes to pay for services. Her analysis reveals that taxpayers value all types of government services, including transfer payments such as welfare and health services. Taylor's work also suggests that people do not automatically prefer deficit spending to tax increases.
Economic and Financial Policy Review , Issue Sep , Pages 1-7

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Recent innovations in Treasury cash management
Partlan, John C.; Garbade, Kenneth D.; Santoro, Paul J. (2004-11)
The Treasury Tax and Loan program, a joint undertaking of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, is designed to manage federal tax receipts and stabilize the supply of reserves in the banking system. Three recent innovations-electronic collection of business taxes, real-time investment of excess Treasury balances, and competitive bidding for Treasury deposits-have materially enhanced the ability of the two agencies to achieve these objectives.
Current Issues in Economics and Finance , Volume 10 , Issue Nov

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