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Barbiero, Omar - 2018

We analyze the dynamic macroeconomic effects of border adjustment taxes, both when they are a feature of corporate tax reform (C-BAT) and for the case of value added taxes (VAT). Our analysis arrives at the following main conclusions. First, C-BAT is unlikely to be neutral at the macroeconomic...

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Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic for State Government Tax Revenues

Clemens, Jeffrey P. - 2020

We assess the Covid-19 pandemic's implications for state government sales and income tax revenues. We estimate that the economic declines implied by recent forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office will lead to a shortfall of roughly $106 billion in states' sales and income tax revenues for...

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Who Really Benefits from Consumption Tax Cuts? Evidence from a Large Vat Reform in France

Benzarti, Youssef - 2017

In this paper we evaluate the incidence of a large cut in value-added taxes (VAT) for French sit-down restaurants. In contrast to previous studies that focus on prices only, we estimate its effect on four groups: workers, firm owners, consumers and suppliers of material goods. Using a...

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Fiscal Zoning and Sales Taxes : Do Higher Sales Taxes Lead to More Retailing and Less Manufacturing?

Burnes, Daria - 2011

We test the hypothesis that local government officials in jurisdictions that have higher local sales taxes are more likely to use fiscal zoning to attract retailing. We find that total retail employment is not significantly affected by local sales tax rates, but employment in big box and anchor...

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Commodity Price Shocks and the Australian Economy Since Federation

Bhattacharyya, Sambit - 2010

Even though Australia has experienced frequent and large commodity export price shocks like the Third World, it seems … de-industrialization and distributional impact, and policy responses. In what way has Australia been different from other …

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Growing Up to Stability? Financial Globalization, Financial Development and Financial Crises

Bordo, Michael D. - 2015

kinds of financial crises for four countries (Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the United States) over the long-run …

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Identifying the Efficacy of Central Bank Interventions : The Australian Case

Kearns, Jonathan; Rigobon, Roberto - 2021

frequently obtained. We use an alternative identification assumption, a change in Reserve Bank of Australia intervention policy …

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The 1991 Reforms, Indian Economic Growth, and Social Progress

Agarwal, Manmohan - 2013

This paper analyzes the effects of the reforms initiated in India following the balance of payments (BOP) crisis of … changes in performance since the reforms, which started in China in 1979 and in India in 1991. Such a comparison shows more … progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and India lags behind other South Asian countries. The responsiveness …

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The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

Duflo, Esther - 2013

-based lending product in a new market. In 2005, half of 104 slums in Hyderabad, India were randomly selected for opening of a branch …

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Deregulation, Misallocation, and Size : Evidence from India

Alfaro, Laura - 2014

This paper examines the impact of the deregulation of compulsory industrial licensing in India on firm-size dynamics …

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