We argue that membership in International Organizations (IOs) is an important determinant of FDI inflows. To the extent …. Using data over the 1971-2005 period, we find that membership in IOs does indeed increase inflows of FDI. Controlling for …

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account reference … differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated based on …

-being in affluent countries. It focuses on CA applications related to general well-being, inequalities, poverty and human …

investment (FDI). Using a unique dataset which allows us to observe the worldwide activities of a large panel of multinational … transfer pricing by the host country affect investment and employment of foreign subsidiaries. The results indicate that …, compared with the unrestricted case, in the presence of a typical thin-capitalization rule, the tax-rate sensitivity of FDI is …

can choose between employment and overtime (given mandated standard hours). Contrary to this approach, we follow the real … rate regimes obey common employment adjustment thresholds. …

the unemployment rate and increases the employment rate. From a theoretical point of view, higher progressivity induces a … wage-moderation effect and increases overall employment since employment of low-paid workers is more responsive. We test … average wage, we show that a more progressive taxation reduces the unemployment rate and increases the employment rate. These …

employment like labour costs and productivity, the skill level of the population, and demography. Considering that ownership may … be endogenous to (shocks in) employment, we use IV estimation methods. Overall, we find evidence in favour of the Oswald … significant fall in the employment rate by about 0.3 percentage points. Our results underscore the importance of including other …

information on parents’ schooling and employment status. Unemployment might have negative psychological effects, with impact on …