Day archives: August 3rd, 2012

On the Distributional Effects of Base-Broadening Income Tax Reform

On the Distributional Effects of Base-Broadening Income Tax Reform – Samuel Brown, William G. Gale, Adam Looney. Tax Policy Center. August 1, 2012 “This paper examines the tradeoffs among three competing goals that are inherent in a revenue-neutral income tax reform—maintaining tax revenues, ensuring a progressive tax system, and lowering marginal tax rates—drawing on the …

Subjects: Government Documents

Two new research studies identify diet and exercise required to sustain weight loss

Follow up to previous postings on obesity, via the New York Times – Dieting vs. Exercise for Weight Loss, that references one article in full text, Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity and one abstract, Why do individuals not lose more weight from an exercise intervention at a defined dose? An energy balance analysis. Findings are …

Subjects: Government Documents