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Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry (2022)
Journal Article
Garrett, T. A., Paton, D., & Williams, L. V. (in press). Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry. Economics Bulletin, 42(4), 1901-1907

Although a number of tax authorities have considered introducing some form of financial transaction tax (FTT) on specific types of financial transaction, implementation has proved politically contentious. We argue here that this debate can be usefull... Read More about Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry.

Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide? (2022)
Journal Article
Girma, S., & Paton, D. (2022). Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?. European Economic Review, 145, Article 104113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104113

Posner hypothesised that the legalisation of assisted suicide may substitute for unassisted (unregulated) suicide. We test predictions arising from this hypothesis using data from US states that have legalised assisted suicide. Event study regression... Read More about Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?.