Today, the Institute of Development Studies is launching the results of the first systematic review of the evidence relating to taxes on financial transactions. Financial Transaction Taxes (FTTs) have been in the media spotlight over the last few…

Last Tuesday, a workshop in Brussels launched the new IDS Research Report, The Tobin Tax: a review of the evidence, which I co-authored with Grazia Pacillo. What I found remarkable about the Brussels gathering, was that the tone of the debate…