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Discussion [Of The Effects Of State And Local Public Services On Economic Development By Ronald C. Fisher], Timothy Bartik
Discussion [Of The Effects Of State And Local Public Services On Economic Development By Ronald C. Fisher], Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Michigan's Fiscal Future, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Michigan's Fiscal Future, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Marginal Business Taxes On State Manufacturing, Richard Funderburg, Timothy Bartik, Alan Peters, Peter Fisher
The Impact Of Marginal Business Taxes On State Manufacturing, Richard Funderburg, Timothy Bartik, Alan Peters, Peter Fisher
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
A Basic Guide To Taxing Economic Rent In Australia, John Passant
A Basic Guide To Taxing Economic Rent In Australia, John Passant
John Passant
Taxing economic rent is one key element in tax reform in Australia and sets possible directions for the future. This paper introduces readers to the ideas of Adam Smith and David Ricardo and others on rent to aid understanding of the debates about economic rent today. The discussion also includes the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax, the Australia’s Future Tax System Report and the Minerals Resource Rent Tax. The thinking of Smith and Ricardo was that rent was unearned gain. It is unearned because it arises as a consequence of the nature of the holding, an exclusive property right against the …
The Political Economy Of Subsidized Day Care, Ted Bergstrom, Soren Blomquist
The Political Economy Of Subsidized Day Care, Ted Bergstrom, Soren Blomquist
Ted C Bergstrom
This paper presents a theoretical model of political support for public provision of day care. In an economy where there are high taxes on wage income, selfish taxpayers with no children in the day care system may favor substantial public subsidies to day care because such subsidies induce mothers to join the labor force and hence pay income tax. Our model makes explicit quantitative predictions of the relation between the distribution of wages, theincome tax rate, and the subsidy rate for day care that maximizes net tax revenue from parents of small children. Applying parameter values from Sweden and the …