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Expecting the Unexpected

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Petroleum Industry Tax Incentives and Energy Policy Implications

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Area-Specific Subsidies and Population Dynamics: Evidence from the Australian Zone Tax Offset

In 2014, Berkeley voted to pass “Measure D,” also known as a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax (or more commonly as a soda tax), becoming the… Read More ›

Lessons from Berkeley’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Election and Tax

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Tax Policy Is Doing Too Little to Help the Squeezed Middle

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Do Local Government Mergers Reduce Government Expenditure? Evidence from New South Wales

As election day approaches, dividend imputation is back in the news and the hot takes are running hot. Commentators are branding the system a “tax… Read More ›

Nothing Wrong With Refundable Franking Credits—Every Shareholder Has Paid Tax, It’s Just That Their Company Did It for Them

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