3 - 2016 - Ross Office of Tax Policy Research

Lessons About Tax Reform from 1986

March 23, 2016September 27, 2022

Everyone seems to agree that it's a good idea to place tax reform at the heart of a package of policies to stave off the fiscal cliff and address the long-term fiscal imbalance. But what can it accomplish other than raising revenue without raising tax rates? One set of lessons comes from the consequences of…

Lessons for Tax Policy in the Great Recession

March 23, 2016September 27, 2022

While policy makers struggle with identifying and enacting the appropriate short-term policy response to the recent financial crisis and economic downturn, both academics and policy makers are examining the causes of the crisis and what lessons this might bring to bear on longer-term policy. With near unanimity attention to both the causes and appropriate long-term…