Center for Public Finance | Research Paper

The Case for Corporate Income Tax Reform

The positive effects of a corporate income tax reform in the United States might well be enhanced by a simultaneous move to a territorial system coupled with anti-base erosion provisions designed to limit revenue losses; however, the effects of implementing territoriality are tenuous and seem likely to be small in the aggregate. Published by the American Action Forum.

John W. Diamond, George R. Zodrow May 29, 2013

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Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

Immigration Reform: A System for the 21st Century

Leading U.S. immigration experts, public policy scholars and political figures debate issues and solutions to crucial questions surrounding comprehensive immigration reform.

Erika de la Garza, Tony Payan April 9, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

The Costs and Benefits of Immigration Enforcement

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Abstract

For more than two decades, the U.S. government…

Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda April 8, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

Immigration Policies Hurt Immigrant Families More Than They Help

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Abstract

This policy report will examine how the current…

Leisy J. Abrego, Shannon Gleeson April 8, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market

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Immigrants supply skills that are in relatively…

Pia Orrenius, Madeline Zavodny April 8, 2013

Center for Public Finance | Journal

Revisiting the Excise Tax Effects of the Property Tax

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The authors analyze the excise tax…

Athiphat Muthitacharoen, George R. Zodrow June 17, 2012

Latin America Initiative | Journal

Economic Growth, Equity and Human Development in Latin America

The relation between the economy and equity has shown marked contrasts in Latin America over the past two decades.

José Antonio Ocampo, Juliana Vallejo January 31, 2012

Commentary

The Demise of “Sanctuary Cities” Legislation: A GOP Debacle or Success?

The Texas Legislature did not pass legislation to ban and prevent the existence of "sanctuary cities" for undocumented immigrants in Texas during the 2011 May-June special session. Political science fellow Mark P. Jones examines whether the demise of this legislation was the Republican leadership's preferred outcome.

Mark P. Jones June 30, 2011

Center for Public Finance | Research Paper

Fundamental Tax Reform: Then and Now

The authors would like to thank James A. Baker, III, honorary chairman of the Baker Institute and former U.S. Secretary of…

John W. Diamond, George R. Zodrow January 31, 2011

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Journal

Women’s Agency Across Cultures: Conceptualizing Strengths and Boundaries

The authors in this special issue discuss how women's voices are excluded, silenced and marginalized in settings and processes such as war, displacement, democratization, labor market, judicial system, state bureaucracy, nonprofit organizations and national debates on citizenship. They also discover how women found their voices, channeled them, modified them, and gained a measure of empowerment.

Mounira Charrad October 9, 2010

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