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Zee, Howell H. - 1996

This paper reviews conceptual linkages between taxation and unemployment, available empirical evidence and country … policy advice on these issues, and tax policy options in addressing the unemployment problem. It concludes that the emphasis … unemployment …

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Deconstructing Job Creation

Garibaldi, Pietro - 1999

This paper studies net employment growth across 21 OECD economies in 1980-97, focusing on experiences within the European Union. It finds that sectoral effects can only partially account for differences in job creation. By contrast, it shows that a policy package including low taxation and...

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Labor market reform options to boost employment in South Africa

Duval, Romain; Ji, Yi; Shibata, Ippei - 2021

Raising South Africa's low employment rate to levels seen in emerging market or advanced economy peers could raise GDP per capita by 50 to 60 percent and reduce income inequality dramatically in the long term. By putting further strain on an already fragile labor market, Covid-19 has raised the...

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Personal Income Tax Reform : Concepts, Issues, and Comparative Country Developments

Zee, Howell H. - 2005

This paper provides a largely nontechnical survey of concepts and issues related to the reform of the personal income tax, covering both base and rate aspects of the tax, as well as fundamental reform options. It also covers recent developments in selected OECD countries

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Inequality in the Spanish labor market during the COVID-19 crisis

Lariau, Ana; Liu, Lucy Qian - 2022

We analyze the differential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Spanish labor market across population groups, as well as its implications for income inequality. The main finding is that young, less educated, and low skilled workers, as well as women are the most affected by the COVID-19 shock...

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The effectiveness of job-retention schemes : COVID-19 evidence from the German states

Aiyar, Shekhar; Dao, Mai - 2021

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Crises, Labor Market Policy, and Unemployment

Furceri, Davide - 2012

impact on unemployment in the short term, but that this effect rapidly disappears in the medium term in countries with … with more rigid labor market institutions. These effects are even larger for youth unemployment in the short term and long …-term unemployment in the medium term. Conversely, large upfront, or gradual but significant, comprehensive labor market policies have a …

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How does taxation affect hours worked in EU new member states?

Velasquez, Agustin; Vtyurina, Svetlana - 2019

Hours worked vary widely across countries and over time. In this paper, we investigate the role played by taxation in explaining these differences for EU New Member States. By extending a standard growth model with novel data on consumption and labor taxes, we assess the evolution of trends in...

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Managing income tax compliance through self-assessment

Okello, Andrew - 2014

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Social versus individual work preferences : implications for optimal income taxation

An, Zhiyong; Coady, David P. - 2022

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