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Fiscal policy in the context of the economic crisis

Pelinescu, Elena; Caraiani, Petre - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 1 (2010) 1, pp. 1-21

This paper tries to briefly analyze the characteristics of fiscal policy in the context of the actual crisis. We start from the ongoing discussion regarding the role of fiscal policy during the economic and financial crisis. We then focus on the case of CEE countries and on Romanian economy and...

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The New Keynesian Phillips Curve in an inflation targeting country : the case of Turkey

Gozgor, Giray - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 7-18

The possible short-run trade-off between the inflation (gap) and the output (gap) remains a critical policy issue for any emerging economy; particularly when an implicit or an explicit inflation targeting monetary policy is considered. The New Keynesian Phillips Curve (NKPC) has recently set up...

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Who bears labour taxes and social contributions? : a meta-analysis

Melguizo, Ángel; González-Páramo, José Manuel - In: SERIEs : Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 4 (2013) 3, pp. 247-271

In this paper we apply the meta-regression technique to survey the empirical literature on the economic incidence of labour taxes and social security contributions. In particular, we focus on the effects of taxation on wages to test the conventional view that employees bear the burden due to...

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Empirical analysis of employment and foreign direct investment in Malaysia : an ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration

Pinn, Stan Lee Shun; Ching, Kok Sook; Kogid, Mori; … - In: Advances in management & applied economics 1 (2011) 3, pp. 77-91

This study examines the relationships between the employment and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia. The Malaysian government continues to put efforts in attracting more FDI inflows as it seems that FDI plays a major role in the economic development of Malaysia. Besides, there is...

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Wage and occupational assimilation by skill level : migration policy lessons from Spain

Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 1 (2012), pp. 1-24

dynamic simulations that account for the swings of the unemployment rates before and after the 2007 crisis. Our results … productivity, and demographics, succeed in explaining a great part of the changes in unemployment in both countries …. -- unemployment dynamics ; structural multi-equation models ; chain reaction theory ; simulations ; PIGS …

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Who bears the cost of the business cycle? : labor-market institutions and volatility of the youth unemployment rate

Kawaguchi, Daiji; Murao, Tetsushi - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-22

The way age-specific unemployment rates fluctuate over the business cycle differs significantly across countries. This … paper examines the effect of labor-market institutions on the fluctuations of age-specific unemployment rates based on panel … existing workforce induces the employment adjustment of new entrants into the labor market. -- unemployment ; labor market …

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How quickly does structural reform pay off? : an empirical analysis of the short-term effects of unemployment benefit reform

Bouis, Romain; Causa, Orsetta; Demmou, Lilas; Duval, Romain - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-12

While there is a fairly broad consensus regarding the potential adverse effects of generous unemployment benefit …. Findings indicate that although it takes time for unemployment benefit reforms to pay off, such reforms do not appear to entail … any negative short-run effects. There is however some suggestive evidence that reducing unemployment benefits could have …

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Job security and the age-composition of employment : evidence from Chile

Pagés, Carmen; Montenegro, Claudio E. - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 2, pp. 109-139

on overall aggregate employment, participation or unemployment rates. -- job security ; employment composition …

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Gesamtwirtschaftliche Steuer- und Abgabenbelastung nicht übermäßig hoch

Bach, Stefan - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 27, pp. 3-9

Die gesamtwirtschaftliche Steuerquote bezogen auf das Bruttoinlandsprodukt dürfte im Jahr 2013 bei 23,6 Prozent liegen; einschließlich der Sozialversicherungsbeiträge wird die gesamte Abgabenquote auf 39,3 Prozent geschätzt. Das ist höher als in den letzten zehn Jahren, liegt aber unter den...

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Aktuelle Steuerreformvorschläge haben kaum Auswirkungen auf das Wirtschaftswachstum

Bach, Stefan; Brüggemann-Borck, Imke; Fichtner, Ferdinand - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 35, pp. 3-10

Nach den Wahlen im September sind größere Änderungen beim Einkommensteuertarif zu erwarten. Ferner wird häufig gefordert, Familien mit Kindern stärker zu fördern. Aus diesem Anlass hat das DIW Berlin einige Änderungsvorschläge hinsichtlich ihrer gesamtwirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen...

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