3347700346f86fe80ebbfc05_pa77c.jpg Paul Lachine

Tobin Trouble

European leaders are seriously considering a Tobin tax, which would put a small levy on financial transactions, thereby dampening trading. But that is neither a desirable outcome nor an appropriate goal.

CAMBRIDGE – European leaders are seriously considering a Tobin tax, which would put a small levy on financial transactions, thereby dampening trading. But will the tax do as much as its proponents hope?

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