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

The paper provides a selective survey of methods and findings concerning the impact of tax and welfare policies on … employment, unemployment, and economic growth in OECD countries. The paper examines a number of facets of tax and welfare policy …

Social protection in industrial countries has been provided through regulations, tax expenditures, and public spending … level of recent decades. Specifically, tax competition among jurisdictions, ballooning electronic commerce, and increased … mobility of the factors of production will likely cause significant falls in tax revenue in future years. The paper concludes …

tools, including pension reform, tax base broadening (and, if necessary, rate hikes), improved tax administration and some …