Individual income taxes and payroll taxes account for the majority of federal revenues. They raise revenues that pay for U.S. government services and do so in a progressive fashion, reducing inequality. Equitable Growth aims to foster a robust discussion of the impact of changes in individual tax policy on the well-being of families across the income distribution.
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A modest tax reform proposal to roll back federal tax policy to 1997
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Why a wealth tax in the United States might increase efficiency
October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019
Taxing wealth by taxing investment income: An introduction to mark-to-market taxation
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
Use It or Lose It: Efficiency Gains from Wealth Taxation
October 10, 2019
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Millionaire Migration After the Trump Tax Bill: Implications for Progressive Taxation
August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021
NBER Summer Institute 2021 Round-up: Week 2
July 26, 2021
July 26, 2021
The relationship between taxation and U.S. economic growth
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2021
The sources and size of tax evasion in the United States
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
How inequities in U.S. taxation can perpetuate systemic racism
April 20, 2021
April 20, 2021
Uncertainty about the size of annual tax refunds hinders the effectiveness of tax-based U.S. redistribution
April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021
Tax evasion at the top of the U.S. income distribution and how to fight it
March 22, 2021
March 22, 2021
Tax Evasion at the Top of the Income Distribution: Theory and Evidence
March 22, 2021
March 22, 2021
Executive action to reform the cost-benefit analysis of U.S. tax regulations
February 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
Why cost-benefit analysis of tax regulations has failed, and how to fix it
September 30, 2020
September 30, 2020
Cost-benefit analysis of U.S. tax regulations has failed. What should come next?
September 30, 2020
September 30, 2020
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