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Global Inequality Dynamics : New Findings from WID.world
Alvaredo, Facundo - 2017
.world), with particular emphasis on the contrast between the trends observed in the United States, China, France, and the United …
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COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates and Vaccine Uptake
Karajvanov, Alexander K.; Kim, Dongwoo; Lu, Shih En; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
France, Italy and Germany corroborates this finding, and we estimate cumulative gains of up to 5 percentage points in … the provincial mandate announcements). We also find large vaccination gains in France (3 to 5 mln first doses), Italy …
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Labor and Investment Demand at the Firm Level : A Comparison of French, German and U.S. Manufacturing, 1970-79
Mairesse, Jacques - 1985
We investigate how labor and investment demand at the firm level (gross as well as net and replacement investment separately) differs in French, German and U.S. manufacturing, and has changed since the 1974-75 crisis. We use three consistent panel data samples of large firms for1970-79, and rely...
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The Taxation of Income from Capital : A Comparative Study of the U.S., U.K., Sweden and West Germany--Comparisons of Effective Tax Rates--
King, Mervyn A. - 1983
This working paper presents Chapter 7 of a book to be published for the National Bureau of Economic Research by the University of Chicago Press. The point of the book is to compare taxes on income from capital in four countries,accounting for corporate, personal, and property taxes, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012478030
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The Taxation of Income from Capital : A Comparative Study of the U.S., U.K., Sweden, and West Germany--The Theoretical Framework--
King, Mervyn A. - 1983
This working paper presents Chapter 2 of a book that has been submitted to the University of Chicago Press for publication consideration. The point of the book is to compare taxes on income from capital infour countries,accounting for corporate, personal, and property taxes, and including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012478045
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Comparing Productivity Growth : An Exploration of French and U.S. Industrial and Firm Data
Griliches, Zvi - 1982
This paper compares and analyzes the growth of productivity in the manufacturing industries and firms in France and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012478144
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Heterogeneous Paths of Industrialization
Huneeus, Federico - 2020
Industrialization experiences differ significantly across countries. We use a bench-mark model of structural change to shed light on the sources of this heterogeneity and, in particular, the phenomenon of premature deindustrialization. Our analysis leads to three key findings. First, benchmark...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481434
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Gender Differences in COVID-19 Related Attitudes and Behavior : Evidence from a Panel Survey in Eight OECD Countries
Galasso, Vincenzo - 2020
Using original data from two waves of a survey conducted in March and April 2020 in eight OECD countries (N = 21,649), we show that women are more likely to see COVID-19 as a very serious health problem, to agree with restraining public policy measures adopted in response to it, and to comply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481554
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Productivity Growth and Levels in France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States in the Twentieth Century
Cette, Gilbert - 2009
higher in France than in the United States, and noticeably lower in the United Kingdom (by roughly 10%) and even lower in … Japan (30%), while TFP levels are very close in France, the United Kingdom and the United States, but much lower (40%) in … to France and Japan, a relative decline that was interrupted by the second world war (WW2); (iii) the remarkable catching …
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Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream"
Tella, Rafael Di - 2006
We observe that countries where belief in the "American dream" (i.e., effort pays) prevails also set harsher punishment for criminals. We know from previous work that beliefs are also correlated with several features of the economic system (taxation, social insurance, etc). Our objective is to...
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