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Productivity in the OECD Countries : A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence
Calderón, César - 2001
suggested that these differences should be driven by cross-country differences in total factor productivity (TFP). This paper … discusses various measures of productivity and its determinants for the OECD countries from different dimensions: (i) the … measurement perspective; (ii) evidence on the evolution of productivity levels across OECD countries; and (iii) a critical review …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403617
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Real Exchange Rate Levels, Productivity and Demand Shocks : Evidence From a Panel of 14 Countries
Johnston, Louis Dorrance - 1997
We investigate the long-run relationship between the real exchange rate, traded and nontraded productivity levels, and … find that in 1991 (the last year productivity data are available) there is less overvaluation of the U.S. dollar than that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401799
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The long-run decoupling of emissions and output : evidence from the largest emitters
Cohen, Gail; Jalles, João Tovar; Loungani, Prakash; … - 2018
For the world's 20 largest emitters, we use a simple trend/cycle decomposition to provide evidence of decoupling between greenhouse gas emissions and output in richer nations, particularly in European countries, but not yet in emerging markets. If consumption-based emissions-measures that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011848132
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Welfare vs. income convergence and environmental externalities
Bannister, Geoffrey J.; Mourmouras, Alexandros Thomas - 2017
We present estimates of welfare by country for 2007 and 2014 using the methodology of Jones and Klenow (2016) which incorporates consumption, leisure, mortality and inequality, and we extend the methodology to include environmental externalities. During the period of the global financial crisis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011763851
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Emissions and growth : trends and cycles in a globalized world
Cohen, Gail; Jalles, João Tovar; Loungani, Prakash; … - 2017
Recent discussions of the extent of decoupling between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and real gross domestic product (GDP) provide mixed evidence and have generated much debate. We show that to get a clear picture of decoupling it is important to distinguish cycles from trends: there is an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799677
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Public Expenditure Policy and the Environment : A Review and Synthesis
Miranda, Kenneth M. - 1993
Commonly cited environmental instruments in the legal, regulatory, and fiscal domains are intended primarily to address market failures to ensure that environmental degradation and resource use is contained to appropriate levels. However, in many instances, environmental degradation is rooted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398218
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Tax Policy and the Environment : Theory and Practice
Nellor, David C. L. - 1994
This paper provides a framework for examining environment taxes. It reviews the theoretical efficiency of three types of environment taxes: taxes on emissions or Pigouvian taxes; taxes on productive inputs or consumer goods whose use is related to environmental damage; and environment-related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396030
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Can institutional reform reduce job destruction and unemployment duration? : yes it can
Pérez Ruiz, Esther; Yao, Yao - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009572525
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Precautionary savings in the Great Recession
Mody, Ashoka; Ohnsorge, Franziska; Sandri, Damiano - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009572544
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Foreign banks : trends, impact and financial stability
Claessens, Stijn; Horen, Neeltje van - 2012
This paper introduces a comprehensive database on bank ownership for 137 countries over 1995-2009, and reviews foreign bank behavior and impact. It documents substantial increases in foreign bank presence, with many more home and host countries. Current market shares of foreign banks average 20...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424698