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Exposure to good news increases tax compliance

  “How biased news affect our willingness to pay taxes” Courtesy of IZA People’s willingness to pay taxes does not only depend on the fear of a tax audit or the amount of penalties for cheaters. Satisfaction with the actions and trustworthiness of the...

White House takes victory lap with economic report

      By Erik Sass, TES Editor-in-Chief   The United States is enjoying the longest period of economic growth in its history, now 127 months into the current economic expansion, with unemployment hovering around 3.5% and a GDP growth rate of 2.3% of 2019. The White...

What's really in the U.S.-China trade deal?

“What Will the US‐​China Deal Accomplish on Tech Transfer, IP Protection and Innovation?” By Simon Lester and Huan Zhu, courtesy of the Cato Institute   The US-China Economic and Trade Agreement, described as a “phase one” deal, entered into...