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Do Tobin taxes actually work?

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Do Tobin taxes actually work? (via The Economist)

ON SEPTEMBER 2nd Italy became the first country in the world to extend its financial-transaction tax to high-frequency share trading. The Italian government hopes the tax will stabilise markets, reduce financial speculation and raise revenue for the…

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