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Comin, Diego A. - 2010

In the aftermath of World War II, the world's economies exhibited very different rates of economic recovery. We provide evidence that those countries that caught up the most with the U.S. in the postwar period are those that also saw an acceleration in the speed of adoption of new technologies....

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What Explains Skill Upgrading in Less Developed Countries?

Pavcnik, Nina - 2000

Although many developing countries have experienced growing income inequality and an increase in the relative demand for skilled workers during the 1980s, the sources of this trend remain a puzzle. This paper examines whether investment and adoption of skill-biased technology have contributed to...

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Taxes and capital formation

Feldstein, Martin S. (ed.) - 1987

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Canada-U.S. tax comparisons

Shoven, John B. (ed.); Whalley, John (contributor) - 1992

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The effects of taxation on multinational corporations

Feldstein, Martin S. (contributor); … - 1995

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Studies in state and local public finance

Rosen, Harvey S. (ed.) - 1986

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Local Revenue Hills : A General Equilibrium Specification with Evidence from Four U.S. Cities

Haughwout, Andrew - 2000

increases in city spending do not provide positive net benefits to property owners. Estimates of the effects of taxes on city …

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The Taxation of Executive Compensation

Hall, Brian J. - 2000

Over the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the share of executive compensation paid through stock options. In this paper, we examine the extent to which tax policy has influenced the composition of executive compensation, and discuss the implications of rising stock-based pay...

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Efficiency Effects on the U.S. Economy from Wireless Taxation

Hausman, Jerry - 1999

taxes are a much greater drain on the economy than their direct costs. The taxes identified in this paper cost the economy … $2.56 billion more than the $4.79 billion they raise in tax revenues. These taxes are raised from wireless consumers and … taxes. Prospective taxes will impose an efficiency loss of $0.72-$1.14 per additional dollar of tax revenue raised …

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Civil Service Reform and Organizational Practices : Evidence from the Pendleton Act

Moreira, Diana B.; Pérez, Santiago - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Competitive exams are a standard method for selecting civil servants. Yet, evidence on the effectiveness of such approach is mixed, and lack of personnel data limits our understanding of the mechanisms underlying this varying success. We digitize personnel and financial data to study the impacts...

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