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How much do income taxes affect our behavior?

From the International Journal of Transdisciplinary Research, H. William Batt (IULV): Tax Regimes That Don't Invite Corruption. Jim Chen (Louisville): Progressive Taxation: An Aesthetic and Moral Defense. Peter Diamond (MIT) and Emmanuel Saez (UC-Berkeley): The Case for a Progressive Tax: From Basic Research to Policy Recommendations. Taxing the 1%: Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Stefanie Stantcheva on why the top tax rate could be over 80%. What happens if we soak the rich? Answering this question requires a more realistic view of individual behavior. What might a tax-the-rich-even-less future bring? The land of the kiwi offers one frightful answer. From The Economist, how should governments tax capital? A debate. How much do income taxes affect our behavior? A new study by Christina Romer and the National Bureau of Economic Research has new answers.