I was happy to mix 1 and 2 - I didn’t intend to do more than allude to question 3 here. I don’t have a strong view on the answers—the question is whether they are important, neglected and tractable enough to be worth specialising in.
It’s reasonable to be cautious about the distortions created by some taxes, but no reason to assume the costs exceed the benefits before checking. Creating a less distortionary tax mix is part of the project.
I was happy to mix 1 and 2 - I didn’t intend to do more than allude to question 3 here. I don’t have a strong view on the answers—the question is whether they are important, neglected and tractable enough to be worth specialising in.
It’s reasonable to be cautious about the distortions created by some taxes, but no reason to assume the costs exceed the benefits before checking. Creating a less distortionary tax mix is part of the project.