Tax Policy Lessons from the 2000s

By Alan D. Viard

The American tax system stands at a crossroads. In addition to longstanding arguments over the tax code and budget deficits, there are new concerns raised
by Washington's expensive plan to repair the troubled economy, proposals to address global warming, and the scheduled expiration of the 2001 and 2003
tax cuts at the end of 2010. As they make pivotal decisions on these issues, what lessons can the Obama administration and the new Congress draw from
analysis of past experience?

Tax Policy Lessons from the 2000s brings together the most up-to-date
research available on tax policy with trenchant analysis by America's leading
economists. The authors explore the role taxes should play in setting environmental policy; the effect of tax rate increases on labor supply and reported
taxable income; the economic impact of deficit-financed tax reductions; and
the effect of the tax system on businesses' financial and investment decisions.
During the 2000s, economists gained many valuable insights about how
taxes affect economic behavior. Drawing on a decade's worth of theoretical
models, statistical studies, and observations, the authors provide a map of
the progress that has been made and the work that is yet to be done. This
volume is an invaluable guide for policymakers facing important decisions
about environmental taxation, marginal tax rates, dividend taxation, and the
taxation of business investment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844742783
• ISBN13: 9780844742786
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: AEI Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"