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Mobilizing Revenue in Sub-Saharan Africa; Empirical Norms and Key Determinants

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

natural resources, are important determinants of tax revenue. …

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Tax Policy and Reform for Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1990

This paper identifies tax factors in 21 developing countries that have an impact on foreign direct investment flows. It … categorizes those factors into issues associated with tax coordination; tax rates and rate structures; and composition of the tax … base. Recent actions by countries reveal no clear pattern in their attempts to increase tax coordination, while many have …

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Analyzing Fiscal Space Using the Mams Model; An Application to Burkina Faso

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This paper analyses economic implications and the transmission mechanisms of different options for creating and using fiscal space. For creating fiscal space, we consider prioritizing expenditures, raising revenue, and scaled-up aid. Fiscal space is used for increasing health and education...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540936

Current and Proposed Non-Oil Tax System in Azerbaijan

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper analyzes developments in non-oil tax policy, administration, and revenues in Azerbaijan, and suggests … measures for further improvement. The main finding is that Azerbaijan's non-oil tax revenues increased significantly as a share … of non-oil GDP in the last five years, but remain below potential. The non-oil tax revenue shortfall is mainly due to …

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Transition Economies; How Appropriate is the Size and Scope of Government?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2001

This paper assesses changes in the size and scope of government in 24 transition economies. Whereas these governments have retrenched in terms of public expenditures in relation to GDP, as well as public employment as a share of population, some indicators suggest that size remains high (e.g.,...

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A Status Updateon Fiscal Exit Strategies

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

With a modest recovery in the global economy underway, and amid rising concerns about the sharp increase in government debt in several countries, debate has increasingly focused on the need to identify and implement fiscal exit strategies. This paper reviews the medium-term plans of 25 countries...

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The Great Rebalancing Act; Can Investment Be a Lever in Asia?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Ensuring stable growth in the postcrisis world economy will require a rebalancing of economic activity in several countries. In Asiaâ€™s export-dependent economies, this entails relying more on private domestic demand as a driver of growth. While some countries need to raise consumption,...

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Fiscal Policy in Pakistan Since 1970

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1992

the inflation tax. Accordingly, continued effort is likely to be needed to attain a fiscal position that is sustainable …

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A Cointegration Model for Search Equilibrium Wage Formation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

In flow models of the labor market, wages are determined by negotiations between workers and employers on the surplus value of a realized match. From this perspective, this paper presents an econometric analysis of the influence of labor market flows on wage formation as an alternative to the...

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Wage Flexibility in Turbulent Times; A Practitioner's Guide

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews several methods to measure wage flexibility, and their suitability for evaluating the extent of such flexibility during times of structural change, when wage distributions and wage curves can be particularly volatile. The paper uses nonparametric estimation to capture possible...

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