What are the economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? Q.What are the economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? A.Most analysts expected the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to boost economic output modestly in both the short and the longer run. So far, the evidence supports the prediction for the short run. It is too soon to tell about the longer run but as yet there is little evidence of a strong effect on investment that could lead to higher longer-run growth. Read more about What are the economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
What criticisms are levied against standard distributional analysis? Q.What criticisms are levied against standard distributional analysis? A.Economists disagree on which taxes to include, how to measure tax burdens, what to assume about tax incidence, how to measure income, what period of analysis to use, and whether to include outlays in the calculations. Read more about What criticisms are levied against standard distributional analysis?
On what do economists agree and disagree about the effects of taxes on economic growth? Q.On what do economists agree and disagree about the effects of taxes on economic growth? A.Economists generally agree that people and businesses respond to taxes and that large tax changes can move the economy. But economists have not (and probably cannot) pin down exactly how the economy works and how responsive people and businesses are to policy changes. As a result, economists often disagree about what models and parameters to use to analyze tax policies. Those scientific disagreements are sometimes amplified by value judgments about appropriate policy. Read more about On what do economists agree and disagree about the effects of taxes on economic growth?
