The economics of tax policy

1. Tax Reform in a Changing Economy / Alan Auerbach and Kent Smetters

2. Effects of Income Tax Changes on Economic Growth / William G. Gale and Andrew A. Samwick

Commentary on Chapter 2 / Kevin Hassett

3. Environmental Taxation / Roberton C. Williams Iii

Commentary on Chapter 3 / Don Fullerton

4. Tax Compliance and Enforcement: An Overview of New Research and Its Policy Implications / Joel Slemrod

Commentary on Chapter 4 / David Weisbach

5. Economic and Distributional Effects of Tax Expenditure Limits / Len Burman, Eric Toder, Daniel Berger, and Jeffrey Rohaly

Commentary on Chapter 5 / Louis Kaplow

6. Tax Benefits for College Attendance / Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton

Commentary on Chapter 6 / David Figlio

7. Tax Policy toward Low-Income Families / Hilary Hoynes and Jesse Rothstein

Commentary on Chapter 7 / Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

8. The Economics of Corporate and Business Tax Reform / Dhammika Dharmapala

Commentary on Chapter 9 / Rosanne Altshuler

9. US Capital Gains and Estate Taxation: A Status Report and Directions for a Reform / Wojciech Kopczuk

Commentary on Chapter 9 / James M. Poterba

10. Tax Policy for Retirement Savings / John N. Friedman

Commentary on Chapter 10 / Brigitte C. Madrian

11. Fundamental Tax Reform: A Comparison of Three Options / Alan D. Viard

Commentary on Chapter 11 / James R. Hines Jr.