by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
What’s the best economic news of the past 40 years? Was it Reaganomics, which restored America’s economic vitality? Was it the collapse of the Soviet Empire, which freed many nations from communist tyranny and allowed at least some of them to successfully shift to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
As part of my presentation earlier this month to IES Europe, I discussed topics such as comparative economics and federalism. I also had a chance to explain why tax havens are good for global prosperity. Many of the points I made will be familiar to regular readers....
by Brian Garst | Apr 24, 2020 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in IFC Review on April 2, 2020. Negotiations within the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to reach agreement on new rules governing taxation of cross-border economic activity have been underway for some time now, yet...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 23, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Free markets and limited government are a tried-and-true recipe for growth and prosperity. Indeed, it’s the only way for a poor nation to become a rich nation. Those are the policies that helpd North America and Western Europe become rich in the 1800s and it’s how...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 13, 2019 | Blogs, Taxation
Ever since the bureaucrats at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development launched their attack on so-called harmful tax competition back in the 1990s, I’ve warned that the goal has been to create a global tax cartel. Sort of an “OPEC for politicians.”...
