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IMPA Board Member Simon Johnson Awarded Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

The Nobel Committee for Economic Sciences honored Simon Johnson, along with Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, for pioneering research on the role of political and economic institutions in shaping economic growth.

IMPA directors co-author op-ed in Bloomberg Tax

IMPA co-directors, writing with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, explain why the economic and social benefits of taxing corporations go beyond the revenue raised. (August 2024)

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In the News: IMPA’s new brief featured in POLITICO’s Weekly Tax newsletter

The entry LET’S RAISE SOME TAXES succinctly describes IMPA’s argument that “taxes on capital gains and dividends don’t have much bearing on long-term growth.”

In the News: IMPA’s new brief featured in THE HILL

“Biden’s capital gains taxes would boost economic equality: Analysis,” by Tobias Burns (June 2024)