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Saturday, March 17, 2012

On the Taxation of Capital Gains

I kicked off a fun discussion:
  1. My article in the NY Times from a couple weeks ago.
  2. Uwe Reinhardt comments on my article.
  3. Steve Landsburg comments on Uwe's comment.

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I am a professor and chairman of the economics department at Harvard University, where I teach introductory economics (ec 10). I use this blog to keep in touch with my current and former students. Teachers and students at other schools, as well as others interested in economic issues, are welcome to use this resource.

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