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Dominican Republic Gearing Up for a More Efficient Tax System : An Assessment of Tax Efficiency, a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tax Expenditures, and an Exploration of Labor Informalit...
World Bank Group - 2017
This study discusses options how to increase the Dominican Republic tax revenue and attempts to identify priority areas for efficiency-enhancing reforms. A 2016 World Bank report on Dominican fiscal policy found that the country's tax expenditures were poorly targeted and regressively...
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Growth and welfare effects of business cycles in economies with idiosyncratic human capital risk
Krebs, Tom (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001752563
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Seismic Risk
World Bank Group - 2021
The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...
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The baby boom and the stock market boom
Lim, Kyung-Mook (contributor); Weil, David N. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001752613
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The Retail Payment Costs and Savings in Albania
World Bank Group - 2018
This report is based on a study of the costs and savings of retail payments in Albania using a methodology (A Practical … instrument) and the resulting cost savings. It is designed based on four main principles: applicability, comparability …
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Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
World Bank Group - 2018
Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...
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Early Access to Pension Savings : International Experience and Lessons Learnt
World Bank Group - 2019
, access to savings and providing adequate income post retirement for individuals. The need to get this balancing act right is … pension savings on income adequacy after retirement. The report concludes with recommendations based on emerging best practice …
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Financial Inclusion Beyond Payments : Policy Considerations for Digital Savings
World Bank Group - 2019
The report discusses key policy issues that enable and constrain digital savings market development and offers policy … observations, three policy considerations seem most important for facilitating digital savings account deployments: Enable banking … institutions to pursue digital savings partnerships with nonbank entities. Support the development of interoperability between …
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Uganda Oil Revenue Management : Closing Gaps in the Fiscal and Savings Frameworks to Maximize Benefits
World Bank Group - 2020
appropriate fiscal framework for determining spending as well as setting aside and managing savings for future generations. The …
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Two Years After : Saving a Generation
World Bank Group - 2022
LAC has endured one of the longest spells of school closures. The region was hit disproportionately hard in health, economic, and educational terms. In the region, an entire generation of students - approximately 170 million - were fully deprived of in-person education for roughly 1 out of 2...
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