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Do Tax Structures Affect Aggregate Economic Growth?: Empirical Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries
Arnold, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
This paper examines the relationship between tax structures and economic growth by entering indicators of the tax … growth than taxes on consumption and property. More precisely, the findings allow the establishment of a ranking of tax …-oriented tax reform would be to shift part of the revenue base towards recurrent property and consumption taxes and away from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046159
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Further Advancing Pro-growth Tax and Benefit Reform in the Czech Republic
Hrdlicka, Zdenek; Morgan, Margaret; Prušvic, David; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
In 2008, the Czech government implemented a major overhaul of the personal income tax (PIT), replacing the previous … corporate income tax (CIT) and an increase in the concessionary rate of value added tax (VAT) applied to many goods and services …. The reform made the tax system more transparent and was broadly consistent with OECD recommendations concerning pro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008498306
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The Policy and Institutional Drivers of Economic Growth Across OECD and Non-OECD Economies: New Evidence from Growth Regressions
Bouis, Romain; Duval, Romain; Murtin, Fabrice - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
This paper analyses the policy and institutional determinants of long-run economic growth for a sample of OECD and non-OECD countries, with two objectives. First, it assesses the extent to which the main findings from growth regressions covering industrial countries are robust to a larger sample...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838315
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China's March to Prosperity: Reforms to Avoid the Middle-income Trap
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277005
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Pedal to the Metal: Structural Reforms to Boost Long-Term Growth in Mexico and Spur Recovery from the Crisis
Haugh, David; Redonda, Agustin - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
While Mexico’s growth performance has gradually improved over the past decades, its convergence toward OECD countries has been less rapid than in several other emerging markets. The recent significant reductions in import tariffs should help the economy take fuller advantage of trade and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008498021
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Economic Growth in the OECD Area: Recent Trends at the Aggregate and Sectoral Level
Scarpetta, Stefano; Bassanini, Andrea; Pilat, Dirk; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000
This paper discusses growth performance in the OECD countries over the past two decades. Special attention is given to developments in labour productivity, allowing for human capital accumulation, and multifactor productivity (MFP), allowing for changes in the composition and quality of physical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005049024
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Knowledge, Technology and Economic Growth: Recent Evidence from OECD Countries
Bassanini, Andrea; Scarpetta, Stefano; Visco, Ignazio - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000
In this paper we present an international comparison of growth trends in the OECD countries, with a special attention to developments in labour productivity - allowing for human capital accumulation – and multifactor productivity (MFP) - allowing for changes in the composition of fixed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045776
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Economic Growth: The Role of Policies and Institutions: Panel Data. Evidence from OECD Countries
Bassanini, Andrea; Scarpetta, Stefano; Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001
This paper discusses links between policy settings, institutions and economic growth in OECD countries on the basis of cross-country time-series regressions. The econometric approach allows short-term adjustments and convergence speeds to vary across countries, imposing restrictions only on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046257
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Can Pro-growth Policies Lift all Boats?: An Analysis Based on Household Disposable Income
Causa, Orsetta; Serres, Alain de; Ruiz, Nicolas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
In a majority of OECD countries, GDP growth over the past three decades has been associated with growing income disparities. To shed some lights on the potential sources of trade-offs between growth and equity, this paper investigates the long-run impact of structural reforms on GDP per capita...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098129
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The GDP Impact of Reform: A Simple Simulation Framework
Barnes, Sebastian; Bouis, Romain; Briard, Philippe; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
and/or duration of unemployment benefits, cut labour tax wedges and relax employment protection legislation. Past reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008799710