<p>This presentation was delivered at an IMF event, "Tax Reform in the U.K. and the U.S: Lessons from the Mirrlees Review". </p>
Authors
James M. Poterba
Research Associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
James is an IFS Research Associate, the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT and the President of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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- IFS
Suggested citation
Poterba, J. (2011). 'Taxing Capital Income: Highlights from the Mirrlees Review' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/taxing-capital-income-highlights-mirrlees-review (accessed: 19 April 2024).
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