M. Bruce Johnson

About The Author

Martin Bruce Johnson (1933–1999) was the founding Research Director at the Independent Institute; Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara; and former President of the Western Economic Association.

Books by M. Bruce Johnson

Taxing Energy

Oil Severance Taxation and the Economy

By Robert Deacon, Stephen DeCanio, H. E. Frech III and M. Bruce Johnson
Severance taxes—taxes levied upon the production of oil and natural gas—have long been popular with state governments. Such taxes are thought to have minimal impact upon the areas where petroleum wells are located, the costs of such taxes can be “exported” to a large and dispersed consumer base i...
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