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Diversification, Dutch Disease, and Economic Growth: Options for Uganda

Gylfason, Thorvaldur; Nganou, Jean-Pascal Nguessa - CESifo - 2014

significant macroeconomic effects and implications for the conduct of fiscal and monetary policy. In this respect, Uganda is no …

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Reducing Tariffs according to WTO Accession Rules: The Case of Vietnam

Fosse, Henrik Barslund; Raimondos-Møller, Pascalis - CESifo - 2011

When Vietnam entered WTO in 2007 it was granted an accession period up to 2014. During this period tariffs would have … Vietnam has many state-owned enterprises that do not behave in a profit maximizing way. The model simulations show that the … of income will take place among the poor rural households in Vietnam. We propose other tariff reforms that both raise …

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Effects of Corporate Tax Reforms on SMEs’ Investment Decisions under the Particular Consideration of Inflation

Nam, Chang Woon; Radulescu, Doina Maria - CESifo - 2005

Corporate tax reforms carried out in EU countries since 1980 entail lower statutory tax rates and reductions in generous tax depreciation provisions. Several countries including the UK have reduced tax rates for SMEs. This study compares incentive effects of such reforms on the SMEs’...

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EU Banks Rating Assignments: Is there Heterogeneity between New and Old Member Countries?

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Matousek, Roman; Stewart, Chris - CESifo - 2010

We model EU countries’ bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our aim is to assess whether “old” and “new” EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether “new” ones are assigned lower ratings, ceteris paribus, than...

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