EU Financial Transaction Tax. An Effective Means to Curb Speculation in Financial Markets?


Bachelor Thesis, 2017

56 Pages, Grade: 1.7


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Table of contents

Acronyms and abbreviations

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1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Research questions
1.3 Structure

2 Speculation in the financial markets
2.1 General definition
2.2 Implications of speculation on the real economy

3 Financial transaction taxes
3.1 History and developments
3.1.1 Stamp duty tax
3.1.2 Keynes’ financial transaction tax
3.1.3 Tobin Tax
3.1.4 Further developments until today
3.2 Typology of FTTs
3.2.1 Securities transaction tax
3.2.2 Currency transaction tax
3.2.3 Bank transaction tax
3.2.4 Registration tax
3.3 FTT objectives, effects and detriments

4 EU Financial Transaction Tax
4.1 Debate and developments
4.2 Form and scope
4.3 Objectives and effects
4.4 Problems, detriments and criticism

5 Practical FTT experiences
5.1 Sweden
5.2 France
5.3 Italy

6 Conclusion and outlook
6.1 Results
6.2 Outlook

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Title
EU Financial Transaction Tax. An Effective Means to Curb Speculation in Financial Markets?
College
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Grade
1.7
Author
Year
2017
Pages
56
Catalog Number
V381034
ISBN (eBook)
9783668583863
ISBN (Book)
9783668583870
File size
1134 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Finance, Finanz, Finanzen, EU, Europäische Union, European Union, Finanztransaktionssteuer, Financial Transaction Tax, Speculation, Spekulation, Finanzmärkte, Financial markets, European markets, Europa, Europe, VWL, Steuer, Tax
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Sabrina Schleimer (Author), 2017, EU Financial Transaction Tax. An Effective Means to Curb Speculation in Financial Markets?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/381034

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