Nick O'Donovan n.j.odonovan@keele.ac.uk
One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?
O'Donovan, Nick; Advani, Arun; Chamberlain, Emma; Summers, Andy; Adam, Stuart; Miller, Helen; Bach, Stefan
Authors
Arun Advani
Emma Chamberlain
Andy Summers
Stuart Adam
Helen Miller
Stefan Bach
Abstract
Over the last century, a number of countries have tried to introduce one-off wealth taxes or capital levies in response to major crises, with varying degrees of success. These examples offer valuable lessons for policy-makers exploring such an option in the wake of the pandemic.
Citation
O'Donovan, N., Advani, A., Chamberlain, E., Summers, A., Adam, S., Miller, H., & Bach, S. (2020). One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?. [Blog style article]
| Digital Artefact Type | Website Content |
|---|---|
| Online Publication Date | Dec 9, 2020 |
| Publication Date | Dec 9, 2020 |
| Deposit Date | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Publisher URL | https://www.economicsobservatory.com/one-wealth-taxes-what-can-we-learn-history#:~:text=One%2Doff%20wealth%20taxes%20are,war%20inflation%20and%20fund%20reconstruction. |
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