Arthur Betz Laffer (/ˈlæfər/; 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 the Laffer curve an illustration of the theory that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for governments.
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