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A Securities Transactions Tax And Capital Market Efficiency

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This paper revisits the debate on the securities transaction tax (STT). The analysis uses Tobin's (1984) taxonomy of financial market efficiency to examine the potential effects of such a tax and concludes that a STT probably would not enhance the overall functioning of financial markets.

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  • Paul H. Kupiec, 1995. "A Securities Transactions Tax And Capital Market Efficiency," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 13(1), pages 101-112, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:13:y:1995:i:1:p:101-112
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1995.tb00717.x
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    3. Jürgen Huber & Michael Kirchler & Daniel Kleinlercher & Matthias Sutter, 2017. "Market versus Residence Principle: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of a Financial Transaction Tax," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 127(605), pages 610-631, October.
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