by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2018 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Taxation
I wrote last month about a new book from the Fraser Institute about demographics and entrepreneurship. My contribution was a chapter about the impact of taxation, especially the capital gains tax. At a panel in Washington, I had a chance to discuss my findings. If you...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 23, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
When writing about economic growth, my usual approach is to point out that more output is a function of increases in the quantity and quality of labor capital.This is a helpful way of thinking about growth since it becomes easier to understand why certain policies are...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Why are some nations rich and other nations poor? What has enabled some nations to escape poverty while others continue to languish? And if we want to help poor nations prosper, what’s the right recipe? Since I’m a public finance economist, I’m tempted to say a flat...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2010 | Blogs, Immigration, Society
On my recent trip to Colorado, I had dinner with Congressman Jared Polis, a Democrat from Boulder. He’s not exactly a small-government conservative, but he understands the importance of low marginal tax rates, free trade, and other important economic principles...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 3, 2010 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Kevin Hassett and Alan VIard of the American Enterprise Institute have a column in the Wall Street Journal showing how Obama’s proposed tax hikes will impose significant harm on small business owners and other entrepreneurs. Higher tax rates are damaging for the...
