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Reforming the Tax System in Japan to Promote Fiscal Sustainability and Economic Growth
Jones, Randall S.; Tsutsumi, Masahiko - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
Tax reform is an urgent priority, as Japan needs as much as 5% to 6% of GDP of additional government revenue just to stabilise public debt, which has risen to 180% of GDP. In addition to raising revenue, tax reform should promote economic growth, address the deterioration in income distribution...
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Réduire la dette publique française : Les options de l'assainissement budgétaire
Égert, Balázs - 2011
France has a track record of persistent general government deficits, partly reflecting pro-cyclical fiscal policies in upswings. This has resulted in a quadrupling of its public debt-to-GDP ratio since the 1970s to above 80% of GDP. Reducing public debt is crucial because a high level of public...
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Fiscal Relations Across Levels of Government in the United States
Laubach, Thomas - 2005
and expenditure assignments. This link reflects traditionally weak support for redistribution across jurisdictions. Grants …
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Fiscal Relations Across Levels of Government in the United States
Laubach, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005
and expenditure assignments. This link reflects traditionally weak support for redistribution across jurisdictions. Grants … dépenses. Ce lien reflète traditionnellement le faible rôle de la redistribution entre les collectivités territoriales. Les …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045748
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Bringing French Public Debt Down: The Options for Fiscal Consolidation
Égert, Balázs - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
France has a track record of persistent general government deficits, partly reflecting pro-cyclical fiscal policies in upswings. This has resulted in a quadrupling of its public debt-to-GDP ratio since the 1970s to above 80% of GDP. Reducing public debt is crucial because a high level of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003060
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Policies to Rebalance Housing Markets in New Zealand
Cheung, Calista - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
A considerable housing boom has been a key feature of persistently large saving-investment imbalances in New Zealand over the past decade. Wealth is concentrated to a greater extent in property compared to most other OECD countries, leaving households and the banking system heavily exposed to a...
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The Equity Implications of Fiscal Consolidation
Rawdanowicz, Łukasz; Wurzel, Eckhard; Christensen, Ane … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
In several OECD countries, ongoing fiscal consolidation might have a negative impact on the static income distribution. However, this conclusion should be treated only as an approximate first step in the analysis. A full assessment of distributional effects of consolidation packages would need...
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Income Inequality in the European Union
Fredriksen, Kaja Bonesmo - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Poor growth performance over the past decades in Europe has increased concerns for rising income dispersion and social exclusion. European authorities have recently launched the Europe 2020 strategy which aims to improve social inclusion in Europe on top of already existing European regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276988
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Less Income Inequality and More Growth – Are They Compatible? Part 3. Income Redistribution via Taxes and Transfers Across OECD Countries
Joumard, Isabelle; Pisu, Mauro; Bloch, Debra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
. The paper then assesses potential trade-offs and complementarities between economic growth and income redistribution … deux objectifs sont-ils compatibles ? : Partie 3. Redistribution du revenu par le biais de l'impôt et des transferts dans … croissance économique et de redistribution du revenu relatifs aux diverses possibilités de réforme des systèmes fiscaux et de …
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Some Issues Related to the Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off in the Swedish Tax and Transfer System
Strand, Henning - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 1999
système a des propriétés de redistribution très importantes qui sont mises clairement en évidence dans ce <I>Document de …
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