by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
When I write about the economics of fiscal policy and need to give people an easy-to-understand explanation on how government spending affects growth, I share my four-part video series. But. other than a much-too-short primer on growth and taxation from 2016, I don’t...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 17, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Times on May 15, 2017. Donald Trump made the idea of draining the swamp in Washington, D.C., a central component of his presidential campaign. Now that he holds office, the degree to which he has taken steps toward achieving this...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Apr 19, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by Cayman Financial Review on April 19, 2018. Late 2017 saw the release of the first peer review for the implementation of the BEPS Action 5 standard on the exchange of information on certain tax rulings. Action 5 (Harmful Tax Practices) requires...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Apr 13, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Examiner on April 7, 2018. For years, European tax collectors have been targeting American firms. Recently, EU commissioners unveiled a proposal aimed at siphoning billions of dollars from American tech companies by targeting...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The worst-international-bureaucracy contest is heating up. In recent years, the prize has belonged to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for reasons outlined in this interview. Indeed, I’ve even argued that subsidies for the OECD are...
