China’s Maritime Disputes in the East and South China Sea
This testimony was delivered before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 4, 2013. Read Lewis'…
Steven W. Lewis April 4, 2013
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The Dynamic Effects of Eliminating or Curtailing the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
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I. Introduction
Currently, much attention is focused on…
John W. Diamond, George R. Zodrow December 7, 2012
The Economic Effects of the Romney Tax Plan
An analysis of the Romney Tax Plan and base-broadening, rate-reducing reform.
John W. Diamond August 3, 2012
Revisiting the Excise Tax Effects of the Property Tax
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Abstract
The authors analyze the excise tax…
Athiphat Muthitacharoen, George R. Zodrow June 17, 2012
Latin America Initiative | Research Paper
Volume Growth and Valuation Contraction: Global Microfinance Equity Valuation Survey 2012 Equity capital flows into microfinance have been increasing for many years. Despite this growth, the vast majority of equity investments are still made in the form of private placements, as there are only three publicly traded microfinance institutions. The difficulty in accessing private data and the scarcity of publicly listed entities have limited the scope of the market research available to equity investors in microfinance institutions.
Henry González May 3, 2012
Voters as Fiscal Liberals: Incentives and Accountability in Federal Systems
This paper posits that the structure of fiscal federalism in countries like Argentina causes voters to reward fiscal expansion because they perceive that this extra spending at the margin is not financed by them, but rather by the nation at large.
Mark P. Jones, Osvaldo Meloni, Mariano Tommasi April 13, 2012
Carbon Management in China: The Effects of Decentralization and Privatization
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I. Introduction
As the People’s Republic of China nears a…
Steven W. Lewis December 2, 2011
Analyzing the Islamic Extremist Phenomenon in the United States: A Study of Recent Activity
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Abstract
The study of terrorism strives to identify logic…
Joan Neuhaus Schaan, Jessica Phillips November 7, 2011
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
Latin America Initiative | Journal
Global Economic Prospects and the Developing World A large group of developing countries did relatively well during the Great Recession, thanks to the broader room for countercyclical macroeconomic policies, and the world economy will continue to be more dependent on the developing world than any we have known in history.
José Antonio Ocampo January 5, 2011