Muqaddimah empires to collapse, with the result that lower revenue was collected from high rates." He wrote: Ibn Khaldun introduced the concept now popularly known as the Laffer curve, that increases in tax rates initially increase tax revenues, but eventually the increases in tax rates cause a decrease in tax revenues. This occurs as too high a tax rate discourages producers in the economy. Ibn Khaldun used a dialectic approach to describe the sociological implications of tax choice (which now forms a part of economics theory): This analysis is very similar to the modern economic concept known as the Laffer curve.
Arthur Laffer children's books along with Michelle A. Balconi. In 2014 they co-wrote "Let’s Chat About Economics." The second title in the series, "Let’s Chat About Democracy", released in late 2017. Laffer also regularly writes opinion articles in "The Wall Street Journal" and "The Washington Times". The following is a partial list of publications written primarily by Laffer, with co-authors indicated, in order by date: Arthur Laffer Arthur Betz Laffer (; born August 14, 1940) is an American economist who first gained prominence during the Reagan administration as a member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–89). Laffer is best known for