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International Capital Mobility: Which Structural Policies Reduce Financial Fragility?

Ahrend, Rudiger; Goujard, Antoine; Schwellnus, Cyrille - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

OECD and emerging economies over the past four decades. For example, a bias in gross external liabilities towards debt has … stability by shifting external liabilities from debt towards FDI. In contrast, tax systems that favour debt finance over equity … finance have undermined stability by increasing the share of debt, including external debt, in corporate financing. Targeted …

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Restoring Fiscal Sustainability in Spain

Beynet, Pierre; Fuentes, Andrés; Gillingham, Robert; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Spain’s government has introduced ambitious consolidation measures, which should yield a sizeable improvement in discretionary fiscal efforts. Should budgetary outcomes fall short of targets, the government should stand ready to introduce further measures, as announced. Such measures could...

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Raising Investment in Brazil

Arnold, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Low investment rates are limiting Brazil’s future potential growth rate. This paper analyses a number of potential reasons for these low investment rates and discusses policy options to achieve faster capital accumulation. A shortage of domestic saving appears to be a major constraint to...

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Towards a Less Distortive and More Efficient Tax System in Portugal

Pina, Álvaro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

The process of fiscal consolidation and the need to step up the poor long term economic performance provide an opportunity to implement tax measures to improve efficiency and rebalance the economy. As consolidation progresses, switching taxes from labour to consumption and property offers an...

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Housing Markets and Structural Policies in OECD Countries

Andrews, Dan; Sánchez, Aida Caldera; Johansson, Åsa - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

This paper compares a number of housing policies such as housing taxation, land use and rental regulations and social housing policies for OECD countries relying on new data. Based on a range of econometric analyses, it also investigates whether these housing-related policies achieve their...

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The Price Responsiveness of Housing Supply in OECD Countries

Sánchez, Aida Caldera; Johansson, Åsa - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

The responsiveness of housing supply to changes in prices bears important implications for the evolution of housing prices and the speed of adjustment of housing markets. This paper estimates the long-run price elasticity of new housing supply in 21 OECD countries based on a stock-flow model of...

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Limiting Long-Term Unemployment and Non-Participation in Sweden

Hansen, Niels-Jakob Harbo - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

After the onset of the crisis, unemployment in Sweden increased markedly, though much less than expected and than during the early 1990s, even as participation in the labour market held up well. The challenge going forward is to ensure that high unemployment does not become entrenched or leads...

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To Move or not to Move: What Drives Residential Mobility Rates in the OECD?

Sánchez, Aida Caldera; Andrews, Dan - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Residential mobility is closely tied to housing market forces and has important implications for labour mobility and the efficient allocation of resources across the economy. This paper analyses patterns of residential mobility across OECD countries and the role of housing policies in enhancing...

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The Efficiency and Equity of the Tax and Transfer System in France

Égert, Balázs - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Taxes and cash transfers reduce income inequality more in France than elsewhere in the OECD, because of the large size of the flows involved. But the system is complex overall. Its effectiveness could be enhanced in many ways, for example so as to achieve the same amount of redistribution at...

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Taxing the Rent of Non-Renewable Resource Sectors: A Theoretical Note

Daubanes, Julien; Sá, Saraly Andrade de - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

This study analyses the economic rent generated by the exploitation of a non-renewable resource, and the taxation of this rent. We present a synthetic model of a non-renewable-resource sector where deposits must be costly developed before they are exploited; the analysis emphasizes the effect of...

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