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Regional Nonadjustment and Fiscal Policy : Lessons for EMU

Obstfeld, Maurice - 1999

be hard to resist the eventual extension of existing EU mechanisms of income redistribution--a transfer union. We propose … an alternative strategy based on a relaxed stability pact, further strictures against central EU borrowing, labor market …

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Tobacco Taxation in the European Union

Cnossen, Sijbren - 2006

with its views on tobacco tax policy in the EU. A 2004 publication issued by the Commission expressed the beliefs that … specific rates. This article reviews and evaluates EU tobacco tax policies. It supports the move towards specific taxation, but …

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VAT and Agriculture : Lessons from Europe

Cnossen, Sijbren - 2017

inputs, the EU has devised a flat-rate scheme that permits them to charge a presumptive rate (approximately equal to the …

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The Long Arm of the European VAT, Exemplified by the Dutch Experience

Bettendorf, Leon; Cnossen, Sijbren - 2021

these design shortcomings, the EU VAT is in danger of becoming an anachronism compared with modern VATs elsewhere. This …

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Alcohol Taxation and Regulation in the European Union

Cnossen, Sijbren - 2021

This paper estimates the external costs of harmful alcohol use in the European Union (EU) and confronts them with the … State, drinkers do not appear to pay their way. This reflects the EU's acquiescence in a formidable alcohol problem. Fifteen …

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Skill of the Immigrants and Vote of the Natives : Immigration and Nationalism in European Elections 2007-2016

Moriconi, Simone - 2018

coefficients show that immigration policies balancing the number of high-skilled and low-skilled immigrants from outside the EU …

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Immigrants, Labor Market Dynamics and Adjustment to Shocks in the Euro Area

Basso, Gaetano - 2018

We analyze the role of labor mobility in cushioning labor demand shocks in the Euro Area. We find that foreign born workers' mobility is strongly cyclical, while this is not the case for natives. Foreigners' higher population to employment elasticity reduces the variation of overall employment...

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Tackling Spillovers by Taxing Corporate Income in the European Union at Source

Cnossen, Sijbren - 2016

This paper surveys and evaluates the corporation tax (CT) systems of the Member States of the European Union on the basis of a comprehensive taxonomy of actual and potential regimes, which have as their base either profits, profits and interest, or economic rents. The current regimes give rise...

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The Effect of Income and Immigration Policies on International Migration

Ortega, Francesc - 2012

elasticity is twice as high for within-EU migration, reflecting the higher degree of labor mobility within the European Union. We …

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Immigration, Jobs and Employment Protection : Evidence from Europe

D'Amuri, Francesco - 2011

In this paper we analyze the effect of immigrants on native jobs in fourteen Western European countries. We test whether the inflow of immigrants in the period 1996-2007 decreased employment rates and/or if it altered the occupational distribution of natives with similar education and age. We...

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