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According to the EC’s own estimates, it would raise only about €50 billion a year, even if imposed throughout the European Union (EU). This is a pittance compared with the euro zone’s debts and deficits, and would fall far short of funding Europe’s perma
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Europe’s Tobin Tax Distraction | Barry Eichengreen | Project Syndicate | 09 February 2012
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CAPE TOWN – At last, European leaders have revealed their top-secret plan for solving the euro’s crisis. And it is – drum roll – a version of the “Tobin tax,” a levy on financial transactions first suggested in 1972 by the Nobel laureate economist James
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A very thorough administrative law judge had identified alternatives to the PG&E proposal that would be explored
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At last, European leaders have revealed their top-secret plan for solving the euro’s crisis. And it is – drum roll – a version of the “Tobin tax,” a levy on financial transactions first suggested in 1972 by the Nobel laureate economist James Tobin. Now,
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Europe’s Tobin Tax Distraction, by Barry Eichengreen, Commentary, Project Syndicate: At last, European leaders have revealed their top-secret plan for solving the euro’s crisis. And it is – drum roll – a version of the “Tobin tax,” a levy on financial tr
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BRUSSELS - Since economist James Tobin launched the idea in 1972, we have never been closer to the implementation of a financial transaction tax (FTT). However, we risk getting a tax with its name, but only few of the characteristics which make it a tool
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 21: James Tobin arrives at the 9th Annual Astra Awards on July 21, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. View Photo »
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The costs depend on how many people elect to take the opt-out, and of course how many people take the opt-out depends on how much the cost is ... So whatever rates are set out here, they could be doubled next year.
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CAPE TOWN – At last, European leaders have revealed their top-secret plan for solving the euro’s crisis. And it is – drum roll – a version of the “Tobin tax,” a levy on financial transactions first suggested in 1972 by the Nobel laureate economist James
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Doubts have been cast over the future of a Tobin tax on Europe’s financial markets after British prime minister David Cameron vetoed an EU treaty that would have included a financial transaction tax. The move has widely been welcomed by the City, but if
About James Tobin
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James Tobin (March 5, 1918 – March 11, 2002) was an American economist. Tobin advocated and developed the ideas of Keynesian economics. He believed that governments should intervene in the economy in order to stabilize output and avoid recessions. His academic work included pioneering contributions to the study of investment, monetary and... Full Article
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