Bankman Presents The Superiority of a Consumption Tax Over an Income Tax Today at Northwestern

Joseph Bankman (Stanford) presents The Superiority of a Consumption Tax Over an Income Tax (with David A. Weisbach (Chicago)) today at Northwestern as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium. Here is the abstract:

This paper considers the arguments regarding the choice between an income tax and a consumption tax, focusing on an argument made by Atkinson and Stiglitz that has yet to appear in the legal literature.

About the Author

Paul Caron

Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.