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Bulgaria: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper reviews recent developments in growth and employment in Bulgaria and highlights key …
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Social security spending in South Eastern Europe : a country comparative review
Hagemejer, Krzysztof; Fultz, Elaine; Gál, Róbert - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2005
Provides a picture of social expenditures along a comparitive line. Outlines coverage and adequacy of benefits regarding old age, disability, unemployment, sickness, birth of a child, etc. Includes the poverty rates and dependency ratios as well as the pension contribution rates for eight...
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Intergenerational redistribution of income through additional pension schemes
Dekkers, G.J.M. - Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre - 1994
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Annual versus lifetime income redistribution by social security
nelissen, jan - Tilburg University, Work and Organization Research Centre - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011093090
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European flexicurity: concepts (operational definitions), methodology (monitoring instruments), and policies (consistent implementations)
Tangian, Andranik - Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut, … - 2006
The notion of flexicurity promotes the idea of compensation of labour market deregulation (= flexibilization) with advantages in employment and social security. The paper contains a brief history of the concept and its operational definition. To monitor effects of flexicurity policies in Europe,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009327941
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Controversial issues in factors determining intra-industry trade
Ferto, Imre; Soós, Károly Attila - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 1/2, pp. 132-148
We examine some controversial country-specific factors influencing vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade including foreign direct investment and income distributions. As concerns, the effect of differences in countries’ levels of economic development (richness), both theories and...
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Personal Income Tax Reform and Revenue Potential in Transition
Bogetic, Zeljko; Hassan, Fareed - EconWPA - 2005
The paper uses the 1992 household survey for Bulgaria to show poor revenue performance of the income tax structure … prevailing in 1992, which did not take into account the underlying distribution of income. The paper shows that Bulgaria can …. Subsequently in the 1990s, Bulgaria implemented an income tax reform similar to the one advocated in this paper. …
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Basic needs and employment; fiscal incidence in Sri Lanka, 1973 and 1980.
P, Alailima - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1984
ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effect of taxation and subsidy programmes on income distribution in Sri Lanka - examines tax revenue (covering import tax, consumption tax, licence taxes and income tax), and public expenditure on basic needs (incl. Food subsidies, health, transport, social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965869
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Globalization and decent work : options for Panama
Egger, Philippe - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
Analyses the economic, social and labour market situation in Panama and proposes policies to promote decent work.
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Sustaining Universal Health Coverage in France: A Perpetual Challenge
Barroy, Helene; Or, Zeynep; Kumar, Ankit; Bernstein, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...
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