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Taxation and Laffer Effects on Employment and Growth

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  • Silvia Fedeli

    (Sapienza – University of Rome)

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Some dangerous short- and long-term ambiguities of fiscal policies arise from the belief that Laffer effects may be generated from deficit-financed tax cuts able to stimulate aggregate demand. However, even in a supply-side framework, fiscal illusion prevents a rational perception of the effectiveness of Laffer-oriented fiscal measures. The ambiguity of the Laffer effect led to an important series of studies of Francesco Forte, designed to disclose and empirically test its interactions with short- and long-term fiscal policies on gross domestic product (GDP) growth and on other relevant macroeconomic variables. We discuss, under the Laffer perspective, some of Francesco Forte’s studies related to fiscal policy effects on the labour market and GDP growth.

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  • Silvia Fedeli, 2017. "Taxation and Laffer Effects on Employment and Growth," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 23(1), pages 1-7, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:iaecre:v:23:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s11294-016-9618-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11294-016-9618-4
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