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Equalization Transfers and Dynamic Fiscal Adjustment: Results for German Municipalities and a US-German Comparison
Buettner, Thiess - James W. Martin School of Public Policy and … - 2007
confirm that a substantial part of adjustment takes place by offsetting changes in intergovernmental transfers, in particular …, in ‘fiscal equalization’ transfers: in present value terms about 34 cents of a one euro decrease in own revenue is … compensated by subsequent changes in equalization transfers. The contribution of intergovernmental transfers to restoring fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005593784
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Does the system of allocation of intergovernmental transfers in Senegal eliminate politically motivated targeting?
Caldeira, Emilie - HAL - 2011
While there is a large body of literature on the determinants of allocation of intergovernmental …fiscal transfers in … allocation system of …fiscal transfers conform to the guidance of the normative theory, in particular, to the equity principle …? (2) Does this allocation system eliminate the politically motivated targeting of transfers? (3) If not, what kind of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869310
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Does the system of allocation of intergovernmental transfers in Senegal eliminate politically motivated targeting?
CALDEIRA, Emilie - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement … - 2011
While there is a large body of literature on the determinants of allocation of intergovernmental …fiscal transfers in … allocation system of …fiscal transfers conform to the guidance of the normative theory, in particular, to the equity principle …? (2) Does this allocation system eliminate the politically motivated targeting of transfers? (3) If not, what kind of …
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The Canadian Federal-Provincial Fiscal Equalization System
Dahlby, Bev - In: CESifo DICE Report 6 (2008) 1, pp. 3-9
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Comparing Racial and Immigrant Health Status and Health Care Access in Later Life in Canada and the United States
Prus, Steven G.; Tfaily, Rania; Lin, Zhiqiu - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010
Little comparative research exists on health experiences and conditions of minority groups in Canada and the United States, despite both countries having a racially diverse population with a signifi cant proportion of immigrants. This article explores race and immigrant disparities in health and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693062
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Productivity in the Forest Products Sector: A Review of the Literature
Standards, Centre for the Study of Living - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003
The present literature review is an attempt to gather and summarize the extent of our knowledge of the productivity trends and levels in the forest products sector. We consider single factor as well as total factor productivity definitions. The studies ?from around the world but mainly focusing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481836
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Why Are Americans More Productive Than Canadians?
Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003
The objective of this paper is to document the evolution of the Canada-U.S. labour productivity gap and to offer an explanation of why Americans have been and continue to be, on average, more productive than Canadians. This focus on relative productivity levels is in contrast to the typical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481842
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Structural Influences on Participation Rates: A Canada-U.S. Comparison
Ip, Irene; King, Sheryl; Verdier, Geneviève - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)
In contrast to the decline in labour force participation in Canada in the 1990s, the aggregate participation rate in the United States actually rose slightly (up 0.5 percentage points between 1989 and 1997). This US experience provides a useful benchmark for the analysis of the Canadian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481874
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The Distribution of Top Incomes in Five Anglo-Saxon Countries over the Twentieth Century
Atkinson, Anthony B.; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Taxation data have been used to create long-run series for the distribution of top incomes in quite a number of countries. Most of these studies have focused on the national experience of individual countries, but we can also learn from cross-country comparisons. Comparative analysis is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506080
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Preparing for Success in Canada and the United States: the Determinants of Educational Attainment Among the Children of Immigrants
Hou, Feng; Picot, Garnett - Vancouver School of Economics - 2010
This paper reviews the recent research on the determinants of the educational attainment among the children of immigrants (the 2nd generation) in Canada and the United States. The focus is on the gap in educational attainment between the 2nd and 3rd-and-higher generations (the children of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509637