Supply and Demand (in that order)

Tomorrow I will be posting a calculation of French tax burdens by decile. The purpose of today's post is to consider three issues in add...

The Case-Shiller Composite 20 index averaged 144 during the months that the "Home Buyer Tax Credit" was in effect. This credit was...

The U.S. does not have a national sales tax, or a value-added tax (VAT). Many other countries do have VAT, and a number of economists and ac...

Copyright, The New York Times Company The federal individual income tax may be progressive – it collects at much higher rates from higher in...

Copyright, The New York Times Company Even if you do not receive a bill from the tax collector, your living standards are still affected by ...

MJ Perry has a remarkable figure showing how labor productivity changed during the recession. It's a nice example because output is mea...

http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/11/a-third-of-chicago-area-homes-worth-less-than-mortgage.html

Copyright, The New York Times Company The Obama administration’s proposal for the estate tax has all of the ingredients of a damaging tax – ...

About 14 minutes ... for a shorter version, jump ahead to the 6:40 mark. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/business/2009/03/000000_business_...

Copyright, The New York Times Company The Obama administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program for reducing mortgages of homeowners w...