The Laffer Curve, Part 1

Bartlett, Bruce

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The Laffer Curve, Part 1

Bruce Bartlett

Independent

July 16, 2012

Tax Notes, Vol. 136, No. 3, 2012

Abstract:

This article, the first of three, reviews the origins of the Laffer Curve in the 1970s. Notes that economist Norman Ture, who worked closely with Rep. Jack Kemp, probably had more to do with popularizing the idea of a tax cut that could pay for itself than economist Arthur Laffer did.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 3

Keywords: Laffer Curve, supply side economics, Arthur Laffer, Norman Ture, Jack Kemp

JEL Classification: H20

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Date posted: October 2, 2012

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Bartlett, Bruce, The Laffer Curve, Part 1 (July 16, 2012). Tax Notes, Vol. 136, No. 3, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2155974

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