1. What are transfer taxes? What are some of the key issues related to gift taxes? What are some of the issues related to estate taxes? Are gift taxes and estate taxes related?

2. In “Should Policies Nudge People to Make Certain Choices?” Economists Richard Thaler (University of Chicago) and Mario Rizzo (New York University) debate the wisdom of using nudge policies. If you cannot read the entire article through this link, access the Wall Street Journal via Regis Library’s sources. It will take you a bit to do so. The date is May 25, 2007. BBC News published "Why a Nudge is Not Enough to Change Behavior," arguing that nudges are insufficient to address policy goals with respect to healthcare.

After reading and evaluating both sides of the discussion, which side do you find most convincing? Which arguments do you think are most effective? Does the BBC article suggest other reasons to use nudges?

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1 In a thin lawful logic a transfer tax is a business charge compulsory on the transmission of little to property This is a type of tax is naturally imposed where there is a right condition for regist... View the full answer