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This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and … other. In practice, however, most countries have relied more on taxes than on permits to control pollution. The analysis …
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The working age population is expected to grow faster in the Middle East than in any other region in the world between …
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Large cohorts of young adults are poised to add to the working-age population of developing economies. Despite much interest in the consequent growth dividend, the size and circumstances of the potential gains remain under-explored. This study makes progress by focusing on India, which will be...
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This study assesses the economic implications of China's changing population in the 21st century using a numerical general equilibrium model. The simulations show that lower fertility rates yield lower saving rates. Since lower fertility rates reduce the future supply of labor, capital will...
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world regions to simulate the effects of historical and projected demographic trends on international capital flows. The …
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from rising age-related expenditures, and consolidation will be needed to preserve debt sustainability. …
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The world is in the midst of a major demographic transition. This paper examines the implications of such transition … over the next 80 years for Japan, the United States, other industrial countries, and the developing regions of the world …
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The United Kingdom allowed workers from the ten new European Union member countries immediate access to its labor market after the accession in 2004. This paper uses a general equilibrium framework to explore the dynamic adjustment of the UK economy to the postaccession surge in immigration....
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resource curse" and can feed the theory of the "Paradox of Plenty." The case is made that regional institutional arrangements …
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This paper calculates the levels of optimal national saving, investment, and the current account balance for five Asian economies—Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines—for the period 1997–2050 using a simulation approach. These calculations show the sensitivity of...
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