Canada-U.S. tax comparisons

Name: Canada-U.S. tax comparisons
Author: John B. Shoven and John Whalley
ISBN: 0226754839

by John B. Shoven and John Whalley (1992)

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"In the increasingly global economy, domestic tax policies have taken on a new importance for international economics. This unique volume compares the tax reform experiences of Canada and the United States, two countries with the world's largest bilateral flow of trade and investment."--BOOK JACKET. "With the signing of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the tax reforms of the 1980s, there has been some harmonization of tax systems. But geographic, cultural, and political characteristics shape distinct national social policies that may impede harmonization. As the U.S. and Canadian economies become even more integrated, differences in tax systems will have important effects, in particular on the relative rates of economic growth. Scholars from both countries examine the extent to which conformity between these national programs has taken place, focusing on tax reforms of the 1980s, and assess the effects over the long term."--BOOK JACKET.^ "The authors carefully consider the policy environment in which social programs are established and implemented, including such aspects as property rights, incentive structures, the degree and kind of economic freedoms, and the systems of private and public decision making. By comparing these environments, the authors show that certain aspects of the tax systems of Canada and the United States are converging, while in other respects they are diverging. For instance, both countries exhibit similar corporate tax structures and income tax systems, but they have very different approaches to sales taxes and social security taxes."--BOOK JACKET. "Another interesting conclusion from these investigations is that although tax policies differ, outcomes are often quite similar. For example, they generate roughly the same amounts of revenue, produce similar costs of capital, and produce comparable distributions of income."--BOOK JACKET.^ "The methodology and results of this research will have significant implications for the analysis and development of trade policies among other nations, as well as for understanding domestic social policy in a global economy."--BOOK JACKET.

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