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Does it pay to say "I do"? : marriage bonuses and penalties across the EU
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; … - 2021
We analyse the different fiscal treatment of married and cohabiting couples across all EU Member States using microsimulation methods. Our paper highlights important differences across EU countries' tax-benefit systems, where seven countries show substantial bonuses for married couples and four...
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Improving well-being in New Zealand through migration
Carey, David - 2019
New Zealand’s immigration system aims to enhance well-being by promoting economic development, reuniting families and … meeting humanitarian objectives. Immigration is high and residence admissions are focused on the high skilled to enhance … economic outcomes. Empirical evidence suggests that immigration has had small positive effects on per capita incomes and has …
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Fear and employment during the COVID pandemic : evidence from search behaviour in the EU
Van Der Wielen, Wouter; Barrios Cobos, Salvador - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted an economic hardship unprecedented for the modern age. In this paper, we show that the health crisis and ensuing Great Lockdown, came with an unseen level of economic uncertainty. First, using a European dataset on country-level and regional internet searches,...
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The fiscal impact of immigration in the EU
Christl, Michael; Bélanger, Alain; Conte, Alessandra; … - 2021
The increasing flows of immigrants in Europe over the last decade has generated a range of considerations in the policy agenda of many receiving countries. One of the main considerations for policy makers and public opinions alike is whether immigrants contribute their "fair" share to their host...
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Reinvigorating the EU single market
Fournier, Jean-Marc - 2014
removing barriers to external trade would bring substantial growth and employment gains by enhancing resource allocation in …
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Occupational licensing and job mobility in the United States
Hermansen, Mikkel Nørlem - 2019
the share of employment subject to licensing (the extensive margin) and the strictness of regulation (the intensive margin …
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Realising regional potentials through better market integration in China
Molnár, Margit - 2019
China’s regions have been experiencing impressive growth over the past decades, but their potentials could be better exploited by creating a single product and labour market. Local protectionism increases transaction costs and hinders competition, thereby taking a toll on productivity....
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Anti-competitive and regulatory barriers in the United States labour market
Hermansen, Mikkel Nørlem - 2020
productivity growth. Employment opportunities for low-skilled workers and disadvantaged groups tend to be particularly affected by …
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Progressive tax reforms in flat tax countries
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė, Viginta - 2018
lower distortionary effects on growth and employment. These arguments have often been cited to support policy … progressive tax system with positive, albeit negligible, macroeconomic and employment impact. The magnitude of these effects …
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The quantification of structural reforms : extending the framework to emerging market economies
Égert, Balázs - 2017
businesses boost the capital stock and the employment rate. No robust link between labour market regulation and MFP and capital … deepening could be established. But looser labour market regulation is found to go hand in hand with higher employment rates …
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