Tag Archives: NBER

Shift in Payouts of Corporate Profits Has Major Revenue and Tax-Reform Consequences

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

Here is a NBER discussion of some my recent work on tax policy and the economy In 1980, about 80 percent of business income went to traditional corporations, but research presented at the NBER’s annual Tax Policy and the Economy Conference … Continue reading →

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Theory and Application of Network Models

Posted on August 2, 2014 by

Summer Institute 2014 Theory and Application of Network Models.

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A Century of U.S. Central Banking: Goals, Frameworks, Accountability

Posted on July 10, 2013 by

From Ben Bernanke: I’d like to thank the National Bureau of Economic Research for organizing this conference in recognition of the Federal Reserve’s centennial, and I’m glad to have the opportunity to participate. In keeping with the spirit of the … Continue reading →

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Gas Taxes and Air Pollution: Issues with Uniform Taxation

Posted on July 10, 2013 by

NBER Digest reporter Claire Brunel covers a new paper by Christopher Knittel and Ryan Sandler on gas taxes and air pollution that makes an interesting point (see the end of the post in bold) about uniform gas taxes. While some have … Continue reading →

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Are We Sending the Best and Brightest to College?

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have an interesting column today in Bloomberg View: The real crisis in American higher education is that our best colleges never see a large chunk of our smartest students. In an important recent study, the economists Caroline … Continue reading →

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Lessons from a Half Century of Federal Individual Income Tax Changes

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

This chart shows how income tax liabilities have changed each year for the five income quintiles over the past half century.  Here are a few things to notice: We love cutting income taxes. Almost all of the changes are tax … Continue reading →

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