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China: Understanding a new global economic player
Siebert, Horst - 2006
the two driving forces of the growth process. FDI plays an important role. However, property rights, a crucial element in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273126
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How do local governments decide on public policy in fiscal federalism?: tax vs. expenditure optimization
Köthenbürger, Marko - 2008
Previous literature widely assumes that taxes are optimized in local public finance while expenditures adjust residually. This paper endogenizes the choice of the optimization variable. In particular, it analyzes how federal policy toward local governments influences the way local governments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264427
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The role of fiscal instruments in environmental policy
Kosonen, Katri; Nicodème, Gaëtan J.A. - 2009
Environmental protection is one of Europe's key values. The EU has set clear policy objectives to achieve its environmental goals. The EU has favoured market-based instruments, among which fiscal instruments to tackle the climate change problem. This paper takes a policy-making perspective and...
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The Problem of Private Under-investment in Innovation: A Policy Mind Map
Peneder, Michael - 2008
This paper reviews the major finance-related causes of private under-investment in innovation and the consequent alternative choices for public policy. The focus is on incentive-based arguments that address the problem of limited appropriability of new knowledge, and on the lacking access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435227
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Origem de capital e acesso aos incentivos fiscais e financeiros à inovação no Brasil
Zucoloto, Graziela Ferrero - 2012
This paper analyses Brazilian innovation polices, focusing on the access of subsidiaries and national enterprises to selected public innovation instruments: subvention, credit and Law 11.196/05. It presents theoretical aspects of government incentives to innovation; international experiences;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330734
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Cross-country econometric study on the impact of fiscal incentives on FDI
Revilla, Ma. Laarni D. - 2016
The increasing level of competition for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 1990s triggered many countries to offer … investigate the relationship between the two variables, this paper examines the impact of fiscal incentives on FDI using panel … to FDI. Another finding reveals the importance of infrastructure in increasing FDI. However, there is no significant link …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784790
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Evaluation of fiscal incentives in the Philippines
Parel, Danileen Kristel C. - 2017
The advantages of foreign direct investment to host countries, particularly on economic growth, have long been recognized. The amount of investment that enters a country is influenced by various factors, including tax rates and the provision of fiscal incentives. This paper (1) assesses how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784855
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Impact of Preventive Health Care on Indian Industry and Economy
Chadha, Alka; Mehdi, Ali; Malik, Garima - 2007
In this study, the authors have tried to examine the empirical evidence on the relationship between preventive health care and labour productivity and corporate profitability. While doing so, they try to generate awareness on the positive role of preventive health care in boosting the corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807605
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Naturschutz im Finanzausgleich: Erweiterung des naturschutzpolitischen Instrumentariums um finanzielle Anreize für Gebietskörperschaften
Perner, Angelika; Thöne, Michael - 2005
Kann die Umsetzung überörtlicher Naturschutzbelange bei Kommunen durch Ergänzung des vorhandenen Naturschutzinstrumentariums um finanzielle Anreize verbessert werden? In vier deutschen Ländern (Bayern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen und Sachsen-Anhalt) und zwölf Beispielskommunen wird...
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Personalized digital information and tax-favoured retirement savings: Quasi-experimental evidence from administrative data
Daminato, Claudio; Filippini, Massimo; Haufler, Fabio - 2020
This paper studies the impact of making personalized digital information available through a pension app on contributions to tax-favored retirement accounts. Using Swiss administrative pension fund data, we document limited take-up of fiscal incentives for retirement savings. Exploiting the...
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