Papers presented at a conference held at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, in Apr. 2006.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-527) and index.
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Tax reform in the twenty-first century / Alan J. Auerbach -- Simplifying assumptions : how might the politics of consumption tax reform affect (impair) the end product? / Daniel Shaviro -- Is tax reform good for business? Is a pro-business tax policy good for America? / Joel Slemrod -- Taxation and business behavior : a review of the recent literature / Kevin A. Hassett and Kathryn Newmark -- Consumption tax reform : changes in business equity and housing prices / John W. Diamond and George R. Zodrow -- Corporation tax incidence : reflections on what is known, unknown and unknowable / Arnold C. Harberger -- Corporate taxes in the world economy : reforming the taxation of cross-border income / Harry Grubert and Rosanne Altshuler -- Evidence of tax-induced individual behavioral responses / Thomas J. Kniesner and James P. Ziliak -- Comparing average and marginal tax rates under the FairTax and the current system of federal taxation / Laurence J. Kotlikoff and David Rapson -- Behavioral economics and fundamental tax reform / Edward J. McCaffery.
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In this work, experts on tax policy examine the complex issues involved in fundamental tax reform, including the relative merits of income-based and consumption-based taxation. Other papers consider topics such as the effect of tax reform on businesses, especially on their investment behaviour, and international taxation issues.
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MIT Press
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MIT Press
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209956
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7659
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9780262271707
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Fundamental tax reform.
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9780262042475
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Corporations-- Taxation-- United States, Congresses.