This volume is an invaluable guide for policymakers facing important decisions about environmental taxation, marginal tax rates, dividend taxation, and the taxation of business investment.

If demand falls because of airline tariff increases, it is economy class holiday-makers who will probably be hardest hit, affecting not only airlines but the entire tourism industry.

The chances of seeing a properly valued, revenue-neutral carbon tax are about as likely as the chances of seeing a unicorn-powered spaceship. The idea would cause nothing but misery. Here are a few reasons why:

When the new president and Congress take office in 2009, they will face several critical tax policy decisions: Should the income tax rate cuts and the reductions in dividend and capital gains taxes adopted in 2001 and 2003 be made permanent? Should the corporate income tax and the taxation of...

When economies are already laboring under too much spending, and are at diminishing-return levels of taxation, implementing a carbon tax would be a mistake.

What have economists learned from the Bush tax cuts and other tax policies that can inform tax policy debates in the next decade?

What have economists learned from the Bush tax cuts and other tax policies that can inform tax policy debates in the next decade?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of carbon and gasoline taxes? Ian W. H. Parry of Resources for the Future and AEI’s Kenneth P. Green, Kevin A. Hassett, and N. Gregory Mankiw will examine the pros and cons of carbon and gasoline taxes, discuss possible levels at which they could...