Taxes
How Insufficient Enforcement Led to Prevalent Tax Evasion and Contributed to American Inequality
The prevalence of tax evasion among the top 1 percent of the income distribution is much worse than previously thought, a study by IRS...
Three Ways Tax Policies Increase the Black-White Racial Wealth Gap
Dorothy Brown, the author of The Whiteness of Wealth, explains how tax breaks for marriage, college, and gifts and inheritance contribute to the black-white...
OpenLux: Why the Era of Financial Secrecy Needs to End
The #OpenLux investigation underlines that, despite undeniable progress in terms of transparency, there is still considerable work to be done in the fight against...
OpenLux: Despite Reform Efforts, Luxembourg Remains an “Offshore Hub in the Heart of Europe”
Dozens of foreign citizens linked to corruption, embezzlement of public funds, organized crime, and tax crime have opened companies in Luxembourg, seemingly without raising...
The Case for Optimism About America
The good news is that America is still the engine of global wealth creation: nothing fosters political pragmatism like prosperity. But there is also...
How the European Commission Lost Its Tax Battle Against Ireland and Apple
Last month’s decision by Europe’s General Court to reject the European Commission’s attempt to recover €13 billion in back taxes from Apple was the...
A New Capitalisn't Episode: The Controversial Tax Policies Of Emmanuel Saez
In a new episode of their podcast Capitalisn't, Luigi Zingales and Kate Waldock interview UC Berkeley professor Emmanuel Saez on tax policy, the wealth...
Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, Warren: The Real Impact of Democratic Candidates' Tax Plans
According to UC Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, all of the Democratic candidates' plans increase tax rates on the rich but to...
The Surprising Twist in GOP Economic Thinking: Tax Cuts Might Be Bad for Business
Senator Mitt Romney wrote Donald Trump a letter to stop his plan to reduce capital gain taxes. This is an important signal that a...
Why American Voters Are Still Not Ready to Support Carbon Taxes
Economists and policy elites love carbon taxes, but voters dislike them. A new study suggests that ideology has a lot to do with it....
