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The Efficiency and Equity of the Tax and Transfer System in France

Égert, Balázs - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Taxes and cash transfers reduce income inequality more in France than elsewhere in the OECD, because of the large size of the flows involved. But the system is complex overall. Its effectiveness could be enhanced in many ways, for example so as to achieve the same amount of redistribution at...

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Improving Taxes and Transfers in Australia

Hemmings, Philip; Tuske, Annamaria - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

reduction. This review particularly recommends shifting away from income taxation to indirect taxation, for instance by raising … reform to vehicle-related taxation. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 OECD Economic Survey of Australia (www … pour la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre et appuie la réforme de la taxation des véhicules. Ce Document de …

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Raising Investment in Brazil

Arnold, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Low investment rates are limiting Brazil’s future potential growth rate. This paper analyses a number of potential reasons for these low investment rates and discusses policy options to achieve faster capital accumulation. A shortage of domestic saving appears to be a major constraint to...

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Israel: Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Moeser, Charlotte - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

Israel’s monetary policy framework is broadly sound. Inflation targeting was introduced in the early 1990s, and low single-digit inflation was established by the end of the decade. However, fast transmission from the exchange rate to inflation means the operational challenges differ somewhat...

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Reforming the Polish Tax System to Improve its Efficiency

Serres, Alain de - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

The Polish tax system is characterised by high social security contributions for both employers and employees. As a result, Poland has one of the highest tax wedges in the OECD, despite relatively low personal income tax rates. This, combined with a relatively high minimum wage and generous...

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Restoring Fiscal Sustainability in Spain

Beynet, Pierre; Fuentes, Andrés; Gillingham, Robert; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Spain’s government has introduced ambitious consolidation measures, which should yield a sizeable improvement in discretionary fiscal efforts. Should budgetary outcomes fall short of targets, the government should stand ready to introduce further measures, as announced. Such measures could...

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Do Corporate Taxes Reduce Productivity and Investment at the Firm Level? : Cross-Country Evidence from the Amadeus Dataset

Schwellnus, Cyrille - 2008

This paper uses a stratified sample of firms across OECD economies over the period 1996-2004 to analyse the effects of corporate taxes on productivity and investment. Applying a differences-in-differences estimation strategy which exploits differential effects of corporate taxes on firms with...

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Corporate Taxation of Foreign Direct Investment Income 1991-2001

Yoo, Kwang-Yeol - 2003

This paper constructs indicators of tax burden on FDI in order to review their trends and cross-country patterns. Over the 1990s, the overall tax burden on inward FDI (measured by the effective marginal tax rates) fell by 8 percentage points, reflecting corporate tax reforms in some OECD...

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Canada’s transition to net zero emissions

Conigrave, Ben - 2023

Canada has an ambitious plan to reduce the economy’s net emissions to zero by 2050. This will require a step change in mitigation action, with deep energy savings and near economy-wide replacement of fossil fuels with clean energy. Achieving this while minimising negative impacts on activity...

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Transitioning to a green economy in Greece

Leidecker, Timo - 2023

A changing climate is threatening livelihoods and economic activity in Greece and the world. Transitioning to a green economy – mitigating the causes of climate change and adapting to its effects, while sustaining activity and improving well-being – is among the greatest policy challenges of...

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