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Software is a good with very special economic characteristics. Taking a general definition of software as its starting-point, this article systematically elaborates the central qualities of the commodity which have implications for its production and cost structure, the demand, the...
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Proponents of the so-called New Economy claim that it entails a structural change of the economy. Such a change, in turn, would require the central bank to rethink its monetary policy to the extent that traditional relationships between inf1ation and economic growth are no longer valid. But such...
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This paper documents the recent performance of European electronic purses. It presents data on 16 such schemes, and compares their penetration and usage rates. These rates are shown to differ substantially. A number of schemes are doing increasingly well and in all probability are here to stay....
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People in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden work more than the countries’ high tax rates …
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A financial transaction tax (FTT) compares to a value-added tax on financial transactions and financial services. This … differs from the financial activity tax (FAT) that is raised on profits of financial companies or on profit …, nor does it have a clear assessment base or a certain tax rate. These are decisions to be made during political discourse …
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I study a model where Information Technology, while typically increasing overall inequality, is likely to harm some people at intermediate and high levels of the distribution of income but to benefit people at the bottom. Within a given occupation it may harm some workers while benefitting...
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