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U.S. Fiscal Policies and Priorities for Long-Run Sustainability
Mühleisen, Martin; Towe, Christopher M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper presents an overview of recent U.S. fiscal developments and discusses possible implications of the sharp turn around in the government’s fiscal position. Against this back ground, it also reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824863
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Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa; What Can be Done?
Hernández-Catá, Ernesto - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper argues that sub-Saharan Africa’s growth performance needs to be improved substantially in order to raise standards of living to an acceptable level and achieve a visible reduction in poverty. The paper provides a broad overview of the explanations for sub-Saharan Africa’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264249
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Redistribution, Inequality, and Growth
Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew; Tsangarides, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
the previous SDN on inequality and growth by focusing on the role of redistribution. It finds that, from the perspective … of the best available macroeconomic data, there is not a lot of evidence that redistribution has in fact undercut … is a big tradeoff between redistribution and growth. The best available macroeconomic data do not support such a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142220
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Unternehmensbewertung für erbschaft- und schenkungsteuerliche Zwecke: Anwendung verschiedener Bewertungsmethoden im Vergleich
Henselmann, Klaus; Schrenker, Claudia; Schneider, Sebastian - Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
In January 2009, the law on the reform of the inheritance tax and valuation law (German) came into force. As a result, the valuation of shares in non-listed corporations was fundamentally changed. The paper compares and analyzes different enterprise values through the application of different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479031
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Elite capture of democratic politics: the role of social identity
Juárez-Luna, David; Ghiglino, Christian - Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - 2014
In the present paper we uncover a novel mechanism through which a minority can gain a disproportionate power in a perfectly functioning democracy. In our model, a government elected by majority within a two party democracy, decides on a unique redistributive instrument, the tax rate. We show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095108
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Is there a policy of optimal wage and income differentiation? A macroeconomic perspective
Sell, Friedrich L. - Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und … - 2000
der Grenzproduktivitäten kommt. Auf makroökonomischer Ebene läßt sich eine optimale Schiefe der Einkommensverteilung …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462116
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Generative Einkommensverteilung und Generationenkonflikt
Roppel, Cirsten; Roppel, Ulrich - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 65 (2012) 14, pp. 26-33
In der Vergangenheit war die funktionale Einkommensverteilung das dominierende gesellschaftspolitische Thema. In der … Gegenwart ist es die personelle Einkommensverteilung. In der Zukunft wird es die generative Einkommensverteilung sein; sie wird … Determinanten der intergenerativen Einkommensverteilung und die Sorge, dass eine Verschlechterung der Verteilung für die Jungen das …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010578148
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Canada; 2004 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
The government’s strong monetary and fiscal policy framework, as well as the structural reforms introduced, have enabled the Canadian economy to respond flexibly to recent shocks and laid a solid foundation for recovery. Macroeconomic policies should remain supportive, with fiscal policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825023
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Reforming Capital Taxation in Italy
Eyraud, Luc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper reviews capital taxation issues in Italy based on a comprehensive definition encompassing taxes on income, transactions, and ownership. It discusses options to enhance the neutrality of the capital income tax system, followed by a detailed analysis of the property tax, the inheritance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790236
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Unternehmensteuerreform: Welche Wirkungen sind zu erwarten?
Stratthaus, Gerhard; Homburg, Stefan; Kühn, Alfons; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 23, pp. 03-20
Die Unternehmensteuerreform ist eines der wichtigsten Projekte der Großen Koalition. Das Vorhaben soll die Bedingungen für Beschäftigung und Wachstum in Deutschland verbessern und die Staatsfinanzen stabilisieren. Gerhard Stratthaus, Finanzminister des Landes Baden-Württemberg, betrachtet...
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