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Optimal Taxation in the Forestry Sector in the Congo Basin : The Case of Gabon
Melhado, Oscar E. - 2007
This paper reviews forestry reform in the Congo basin, focusing on Gabon. It argues that the key challenge for the … Congo basin countries is to manage their forests in a sustainable manner. It presents the current situation of forestry … taxation and forestry reform in Gabon. The paper analyzes optimal taxation in the forestry sector using a static model. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401158
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Forestry Taxation in Africa : The Case of Liberia
Thomas, Saji - 2005
Countries generally tax the forestry sector to achieve the twin objectives of revenue maximization and sustainability …-have limited the use of auctions so far, particularly in low-income countries. To establish transparency of the forestry sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404209
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Fiscal policies for achieving Finland's emission neutrality target
Parry, Ian W. H.; Wingender, Philippe - 2021
schemes to strengthen mitigation incentives for the transportation, industry, building, forestry, and agricultural sectors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012610730
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The Complier Pays Principle : The Limits of Fiscal Approaches toward Sustainable Forest Management
Leruth, Luc E. - 2000
This paper examines the role and impact of taxation on sustainable forest management. It is shown that fiscal instruments neither reinforce nor substitute for traditional regulatory approaches. Far from encouraging more sustainable forest management, fiscal instruments such as an inappropriate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399823
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Regional disparities, growth, and inclusiveness
Floerkemeier, Holger; Spatafora, Nikola; Venables, Anthony - 2021
We discuss regional disparities in economic performance and living standards. We first set out some key facts, and provide a conceptual framework to help analyze whether such disparities are efficient, or instead reflect market and/or policy failures. We examine whether policy attempts to reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518295
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Harnessing digital technologies to promote SMEs and inclusive growth in the MENAP region
Lukonga, Inutu - 2020
Policy makers in the MENAP region have been formulating policies and designing programs to develop small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a view to create jobs and achieve inclusive growth. But while the programs have helped increase the number of enterprises, growth of SMEs continues to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012300586
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China's Provincial Growth Dynamics
Aziz, Jahangir - 2001
China''s rapid overall growth since 1978 masks significant differences in relative economic performance across its provinces. This paper finds that, while per capita income of poor provinces are catching up with those in the rich, the relative income distribution appears to be stratifying into a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403618
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Regional Impact of Cote D'Ivoire'S Sociopolitical Crisis : An Assessment
Engmann, Dorothy - 2003
This paper evaluates the impact of the sociopolitical crisis in Côte d''Ivoire on the economies of its neighbors. Using a nonsubjective weighted index of regional instability in cross-country time-series regressions, it shows that the increase in regional instability caused by domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403896
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Regional Convergence and the Role of Federal Transfers in Canada
Swagel, Phillip - 2003
Differences in per capita output across Canadian provinces have narrowed less than disparities in per capita income in past decades. Using a panel regression framework, this paper studies the differential impact of federal transfer programs on output convergence. The evidence suggests that while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403949
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Russia's Regions : Income Volatility, Labor Mobility and Fiscal Policy
Kwon, Goohoon - 2005
Russia''s regions are heavily exposed to regional income shocks because of an uneven distribution of natural resources and a Soviet legacy of heavily skewed regional specialization. Also, Russia has a limited mobility of labor and lacks fiscal instruments to deal with regional shocks. We assess...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404223