issue by estimating “unexplained” changes in tax and social contribution revenues, based on proxies for tax revenue bases … same exercise using alternative tax base proxies, either taken from forecasting models or on the basis of our knowledge of … the tax system in each country. The results show that, in the aggregate, revenue windfalls and shortfalls have exhibited a …

countries using pooled regressions. Fiscal effects are included via after-tax interest rates. Other factors shown to be relevant …

, possibly destroying the case for flexibility. Also, improved budget monitoring and greater transparency increase the benefits …

at the European Central Bank to examine the potential benefits and spillovers of reducing labour-market distortions … caused by euro area tax structures. Our analysis shows that lowering tax distortions to levels prevailing in the United … States would result in an increase in hours worked and output by more than 10 percent. At the same time, tax reductions would …