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Articles / October 11,2022

Taxes Have Consequences: Arthur B. Laffer, Jeanne Sinquefield and Brian Domitrovic

WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Zg-WFNO2M&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ab_channel=Show-MeInstitute[/embed] Join us for a discussion with Arthur B. Laffer, Jeanne Sinquefield and Brian Domitrovic about their upcoming book Taxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the United States. Authors: Arthur B. Laffer, Brian Domitrovic and Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield The definitive history of...

Book, Study / September 27,2022

Taxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the United States

Taxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the United States, coauthored by Arthur B. Laffer, Brian Domitrovic and Jeanne Sinquefield, will be released Sep. 27, 2022. Taxes Have Consequences is the definitive history of the income taxand its effecton the economy. The top rate of...

Study / March 08,2022

A Deeper Dive – Inflation and the Labor Market

This paper takes a modestly deeper dive into the threat of, and prospects for, inflation. It also lays out the current circumstances of the labor market provided by the monthly jobs report. Link to study: A Deeper Dive ...

Articles / January 15,2022

Assorted Letters and Documents

Click here to see assorted letters and documents related to an economic reform program....

Articles, Studies / January 15,2022

Kansas and Tax Compliance

“Superman, Wyatt Earp, and Dorothy: The Story of Kansas" is Arthur Laffer’s assessment of the Kansas economy during and the governorship of Sam Brownback. “The Economic Burden of Tax Code Complexity” is a 2010 study by Arthur Laffer, Wayne Winegarten, and businessman John Childs about the...

Articles / December 12,2021

When You’re Right, Well, You’re Right: Laffer Curve

In this lesson, Dr. Laffer details the origins, practical uses, and theory behind the Laffer Curve. The Laffer Curve looks at the relationship between tax rates and tax revenues. The basic theory behind this relationship is that changes in tax rates have two effects on...

Articles / November 12,2021

Perfect as the Enemy of the Good

Markets certainly aren’t immune to failure–however, many economic models exploring “market failure” and classic textbook examples criticizing free-markets utilize unrealistic models that underrate the innovations of real-world capitalism, and which simultaneously overrate the ability of political saviors. In this lesson, Dr. Laffer dissects the flaws...

Articles / October 08,2021

Money Makes the World Go ‘Round – And the Fed Makes Money

To most people, the Fed remains a mysterious entity. In this lesson, Dr. Laffer pierces the fog by applying basic economic principles to this intimidating topic. He explains how they make money and how, contrary to popular belief, they do not set interest rates. Link to...