Tax exemption offsets lack of competition in municipal bond markets

The tax exemption for earnings on municipal bonds cost the federal government almost $31 billion in 2017. The exemption is intended to promote state and local investment, but many analysts argue the policy is an inefficient way to provide such a subsidy. In a paper presented at the 2018 Municipal Finance Conference at Brookings, Duke University economists…                ...(read more)

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