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Crises of Governments - The Ongoing Financial Crisis and Recession
Barro, Robert J. - 2012
In this short book, Robert Barro, one of the world's leading economists, examines the causes and consequences of the financial crash. In particular, he looks at the effects of fiscal stimulus packages and suggests that, whilst they may lead to an immediate positive impact on growth, the effect...
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Corporate Taxation and the Welfare State
Keuschnigg, Christian - 2009
The paper compares the impact of corporate taxation and social insurance on foreign direct investment (FDI) and unemployment. Four main results are derived: (i) the optimal size of the welfare state depends on the degree of risk-aversion and the unemployment rate as a measure of labor income...
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Guaranteed Minimum Income Schemes in Europe : Landscape and Design
Coady, David P.; Jahan, Samir; Matsumoto, Riki; Shang, … - 2022
concerns in practice, with many countries combining low generosity with low benefit withdrawal rates (BWRs) thus prioritizing … income disregards and time dependent (rather than income-dependent) benefit withdrawal. The work disincentives associated …
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Digitalization and cross-border tax fraud : evidence from e-invoicing in Italy
Heinemann, Marwin; Stiller, Wojciech - 2023
evasion. We analyze the impact of the widely introduced e-invoicing in Italy on cross-border value-added tax fraud. As a proxy … for this tax fraud, we make use of the discrepancy in trade data that is double-reported in both the importing and … remaining countries of the European Union. Our results suggest a significant decline in cross-border fraud in response to the …
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European Employment and the Flexicurity Option
Nunziata, Luca - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 4, pp. 21-28
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Can in-work benefits improve social inclusion in the Southern European countries?
Figari, Francesco - 2009
This paper analyses the effects of implementing a family-based and an individually-based in-work benefit in the … Southern European Countries using EUROMOD, the EU-wide tax-benefit microsimulation model. In-Work Benefits (IWBs) are means …
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Coverage and adequacy of minimum income schemes in the European Union
Figari, Francesco; Haux, Tina; Matsaganis, Manos; … - 2010
The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the effectiveness of Minimum Income (MI) schemes in protecting people of working age from poverty in the European Union. Using the EU-wide microsimulation model EUROMOD, we investigate (a) coverage and (b) adequacy of MI schemes in 18...
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Labor force participation of women in the EU : what role do family policies play?
Gehringer, Agnieszka; Klasen, Stephan - 2015
We empirically study the role of different family policies in determining womenś labor market behavior in the countries of the European Union between 1997 and 2008. Women tend to assume more family duties than men and, consequently, often participate less in the labor market. At the same time,...
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Handlungsoptionen für die Rentenpolitik : wie kann Alterssicherung nachhaltig(er) werden?
Wagner, Gert G. - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 95 (2015), pp. 34-40
This article explores how German pension and retirement policy could be made more sustainable, focusing on selected current options for action rather than attempting to provide a comprehensive overview. Before turning to specific problems and perspectives, the article first discusses key...
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Did the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact increase the employment rate of older workers in Belgium? : a macro-econometric evaluation
Dejemeppe, Muriel; Smith, Catherine; Van der Linden, Bruno - In: IZA journal of labor policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-23
In December 2005, the Belgian government adopted the law on the Intergenerational Solidarity Pact (ISP) aimed at increasing the employment rate of older workers. The main policies of the ISP consist of a pension bonus, reductions in employers' social security contributions and measures...
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