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Competing in Taxes and Investment under Fiscal Equalization
Hindriks, Jean J.G.; Peralta, Susana; Weber, Shlomo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
of different approaches to fiscal equalization schemes (Boadway and Flatters, 1982, and Weingast, 2006). We show that tax …
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Capital Taxation under Political Constraints
Scheuer, Florian; Wolitzky, Alexander - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper studies optimal dynamic tax policy under the threat of political reform. A policy will be reformed ex post if a large enough political coalition supports reform; thus, sustainable policies are those that will continue to attract enough political support in the future. We find that...
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Daycare Subsidies and Labor Supply in Sweden
Gustafsson, Siv; Stafford, Frank - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
The provision of subsidized child care may encourage women to participate in the paid labor force. This paper analyzes the effects of the price and availability of subsidized child care on labor force participation, using data from a Swedish household survey for 1984 in combination with data on...
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Income Taxation of U.S. Households: Facts and Parametric Estimates
Guner, Nezih; Kaygusuz, Remzi; Ventura, Gustavo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We use micro data from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to document how Federal Income tax liabilities vary with income, marital status and the number of dependents. We report facts on the distributions of average taxes, properties of the joint distributions of taxes paid and income, and...
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The Ethical Foundations of Population Policies
Dasgupta, Partha - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1984
This essay attempts to use the pure theory of welfare economics to address the ethical issues that underlie the choice of future population size. The essay begins with a summary of welfare economic theory as it pertains to situations where population size is not subject to choice, and notes that...
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Excesses and Limits of the Public Sector in the Italian Economy. The Ongoing Reform
Schioppa, Padoa; Kostoris, Fiorella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper provides factual evidence on the extent of public intervention in the Italian economy. It further … explain why, in spite of all the excesses and limits of the policy-making, the performance of the Italian economy is … these goals through the underground economy, by evading taxes and union rules in small private enterprises, but it is …
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Do Monetary Handcuffs Restrain Leviathan? Fiscal Policy in Extreme Exchange Rate Regimes
Fatás, Antonio; Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This Paper is an empirical study of fiscal policy in countries with extreme monetary regimes. We study members of … boards. We find that belonging to an international common currency area is not associated with fiscal discipline; if anything … unilaterally adopt the currency of another country. Currency boards are associated with fiscal restraint. …
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Does Trade Cause Capital to Flow? Evidence from Historical Rainfalls
Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, Alex - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
increase in Ottoman exports, which in turn causes a 10 percent increase in capital inflows from the three source countries. Our …
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What Hinders Investment in the Aftermath of Financial Crises: Insolvent Firms or Illiquid Banks?
Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Kamil, Herman; Villegas-Sanchez, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We provide evidence on the real effects of credit supply shocks utilizing a new firm-level database from six Latin American countries between 1990 to 2005. Holding creditworthiness constant through foreign currency debt exposure, we compare investment undertaken by domestic exporters to that of...
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How do different exporters react to exchange rate changes? Theory, empirics and aggregate implications
Berman, Nicolas; Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper analyzes the reaction of exporters to exchange rate changes. We present a model where, in the presence of distribution costs in the export market, high and low productivity firms react differently to a depreciation . Whereas high productivity firms optimally raise their markup rather...
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