Compassionate Deficit Reduction vs the Fiscal Cliff
Last week both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank made big policy commitments to support the global economy (see Pacific Beat— U.S. and
Last week both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank made big policy commitments to support the global economy (see Pacific Beat— U.S. and
1. BOTH THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE AND THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK MADE BIG POLICY COMMITMENTS LAST WEEK. WHAT DID THE FED DO? The U.S. Federal
Title: Tax Expenditures in Paradise Speaker: Donald Rousslang (Hawaii Department of Taxation) Date and Room: Friday, September 14 at 3:00-4:15PM, Saunders 515 Abstract This paper examines tax expenditures
This essay examines the current dispute between state and local governments in the U.S. and online travel companies (OTCs) over the appropriate hotel occupancy tax base for
1. THE STATE COUNCIL ON REVENUES MET YESTERDAY AND LOWERED ITS PROJECTION FOR GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUES. WHATS UP WITH THAT? I THOUGHT THE TOURISM
The Hawaii Tourism Authority released Monthly Visitor Statistics for July 2012 today. This year the Hawaii visitor industry has moved into a strong expansionary phase
1. YOU ARE A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, BUT YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN PARIS FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS. HOW IS THAT
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the State Employment and Unemployment Summary today, and just like the national numbers for July, the numbers for Hawaii were an
Mainland Chinese are travelling abroad in huge numbers. Twenty years ago, fewer than 4 million Chinese traveled abroad each year. Most of these were traveling