Role of Direct and Indirect Taxes in the Federal Reserve System: A Conference Report of the Nber and the Brookings Institution

by National Bureau of Economic Research

Book Overview

This conference volume deals with the question of what the economic impact of a shift in federal taxation toward greater use of indirect taxes would be with respect to the rate of saving and investment, personal effort, the balance of payments, and the efficiency of resource use. A major focus therefore is on the economic growth and balance-of-payments aspects which have been most emphasized in recent proposals for substitution of a sales tax or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691624887
• ISBN13: 9780691624884
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"