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How Do Fiscal and Labor Policies in France Affect Inequality?
Espinoza, Raphael A. - 2016
This paper explores the impact of fiscal and labor market policies on efficiency, inequality, and fiscal outcomes in France. We extend the general equilibrium model calibrated for France by Alla and others (2015), with measures of labor and capital income for different groups in the economy (the...
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Europe's long-term growth prospects : with and without structural reforms
McQuinn, Kieran; Whelan, Karl - 2015
Even before the financial crisis of 2007/08, there were significant questions about Europe's long-term growth prospects …. After a long period of catching up with US levels of labour productivity, euro area productivity growth had, from the mid … declining rates of total factor productivity (TFP) growth and weaker capital accumulation as areas for concern in an European …
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The long-term effects of financial aid and career education : evidence from a randomized experiment
Renée, Laëtitia - 2022
I study the effects of the Future to Discover Project, a randomized experiment in which Canadian high school students were either invited to participate in career planning workshops or were made eligible for an $8,000 college grant. By matching the experimental data to post-secondary institution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013279169
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Tax Policy for Inclusive Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Acosta Ormaechea, Santiago; Pienknagura, Samuel; … - 2022
, and provides recommendations for growth-friendly and inclusive tax policy reforms. LAC countries collect significantly … and improve progressivity by addressing critical design flaws. Possible adverse growth effects could be mitigated by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013295146
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Do data show divergence? : revisiting global income inequality trends
Basu, Sudip Ranjan - 2017
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Does redistribution hurt growth? : an empirical assessment of the redistribution-growth relationship in the European Union
Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika; De Poli, Silvia - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014515808
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Toward a Comprehensive Tax Reform for Italy
Cammeraat, Emile - 2020
This paper evaluates elements of a comprehensive reform of the Italian tax system. Reform options are guided by the principles of reducing complexity, broadening the tax base, and lowering marginal tax rates, especially the tax burden on labor income. The revenue and distributional implications...
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Mortality and Lifetime Income : Evidence from U.S. Social Security Records
Duggan, James - 2008
Studies of the empirical relationship between income and mortality often rely on data aggregated by geographic areas and broad population groups and do not distinguish disabled and nondisabled persons. We investigate the relationship between individual mortality and lifetime income with a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773661
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The Magnitude and Distribution of Fuel Subsidies : Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana, Jordan, Mali, and Sri Lanka
Coady, David P. - 2006
With the recent jump in world oil prices, the issue of petroleum product pricing has become increasingly important in developing countries. Reflecting a reluctance of many governments to pass these price increases onto energy users, energy price subsidies are absorbing an increasing share of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779102
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The Extent and Composition of Automatic Stabilization in EU Countries
Coady, Dave; Poli, Silvia De; Hernández, Adrián; … - 2023
This paper analyses the magnitude of automatic income and demand stabilization in EU Member States between 2011 to 2019. Our analysis finds that automatic income stabilization in 2019 averaged 41.3 percent at the EU level, with considerable variation among Member States. While the extent of...
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