Papers presented at a conference held at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, in Apr. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-527) and index.

Tax reform in the twenty-first century -- Simplifying assumptions: how might the politics of consumption tax reform affect (impair) the end product? -- Is tax reform good for business? Is a pro-business tax policy good for America? -- Taxation and business behavior: a review of the recent literature -- Consumption tax reform: changes in business equity and housing prices -- Corporation tax incidence: reflections on what is known, unknown and unknowable -- Corporate taxes in the world economy: reforming the taxation of cross-border income -- Evidence of tax-induced individual behavioral responses -- Comparing average and marginal tax rates under the FairTax and the current system of federal taxation -- Behavioral economics and fundamental tax reform.