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Geographical agglomeration: Ellison and Glaeser's index applied to the case of Belgian manufacturing industry
Bertinelli, Luisito; Decrop, Jehan - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 5, pp. 567-583
concentration of the manufacturing sector in Belgium. To assess the degree of concentration, individual plant data on wage and …
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Belgium; Technical Note on Crisis Management and Bank Resolution Framework
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The ability of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) to provide emergency liquidity assistance to solvent but temporarily …
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Belgium; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
the banking and insurance sectors of Belgium since 2006. The Belgian financial system is relatively large with solid …
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Efficiency and Equity Effects of Taxing the Financial Sector: Lessons from a CGE Model for Belgium
Chisari, Omar; Estache, Antonio; Nicodème, Gaëtan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper assesses the effects of applying VAT or a sales tax on (intermediate or final) sales of the financial sector. It uses a CGE Model calibrated for a small open economy. It highlights the differentiated sectoral and redistributional effects of these taxes and shows the importance of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084284
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Efficiency and Equity Effects of Taxing the Financial Sector: Lessons from a CGE Model for Belgium
Chisari, Omar; Estache, Antonio; Nicodème, Gaëtan - European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and … - 2013
This paper assesses the effects of applying VAT or a sales tax on (intermediate or final) sales of the financial sector. It uses a CGE Model calibrated for a small open economy. It highlights the differentiated sectoral and redistributional effects of these taxes and shows the importance of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011031495
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Decentralising the public sector: Transition and the Recent Reforms in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the Czech Republic
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; Oliveira, João do Carmo - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 1, pp. 26-29
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Republic of Poland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper on the Republic of Poland constructs a financial conditions index for Poland to explore the link between financial conditions and real economic activity. Measures to contain the fiscal deficit in the aftermath of the global financial crisis led to a reduction in the...
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The Regional Dimension of Collective Wage Bargaining: The Case of Belgium
Plasman, Robert; Rusinek, Michael; Tojerow, Ilan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
. The second solution, the regionalisation of wage bargaining, is frequently mentioned in Belgium or in Italy where regional …
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Home-to-work commuting, urban form and potential energy savings: A local scale approach to regional statistics
Dujardin, S.; Pirart, F.; Brévers, F.; Marique, A.-F.; … - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 46 (2012) 7, pp. 1054-1065
-to-work commuting data for Wallonia (Belgium), this paper re-evaluates Breheny’s (1995) assertion that urban structure should hold the …
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EXPLORING INFLUENCING FACTORS ON MEAT CONSUMPTION DECISIONS THROUGH PROBIT ANALYSIS: THE CASE OF FRESH MEAT DEMAND IN BELGIUM
Verbeke, Wim; Ward, Ronald W.; Viaene, Jacques - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
Meat demand in Belgium has shown significant changes, especially with recent concerns about meat safety. Probit models …
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