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The chapter surveys the empirical literature concerning the measurement of terrorism, effectiveness of counterterrorism … policies, the economic consequences of terrorism, and the economic causes of terrorism. In Section 2, terrorist incidents are … grouped according to incident type, victim, and location. It is shown that terrorism began a steady decline in all regions …
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This study is focused on the tax measures that have been enacted in Portugal, following the health and economic crisis created by the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic.First, it aims at comprehensively characterizing the measures enacted, structuring them by thematic clusters, enabling the reader to...
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This study was drafted shortly after the announcement of the referendum by which the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. In this article, the authors make a comprehensive assessment of what would be the tax consequences attached the decision. The article is of interest not only...
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A recent KPMG transfer pricing study posits fixed percentages for returns to marketing and distribution activities, a.k.a. Amounts B and C in OECD parlance. The study casts some light on the OECD's design for a new global tax allocation respecting the profits of certain digital economy firms. By...
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Before COVID-19 arrived, policymakers from around the world were busy working on the makings of a new global tax consensus to reflect structural changes in the world economy as a result of the rise of digitalization. COVID-19 disrupted this process by delivering a shock that resulted in major...
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What are the macroeconomic effects of tax adjustments in response to large public debt shocks in highly integrated economies? The answer from standard closed-economy models is deceptive, because they underestimate the elasticity of capital tax revenues and ignore crosscountry spillovers of tax...
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Europe's debt crisis casts doubt on the effectiveness of fiscal austerity in highly-integrated economies. Closed-economy models overestimate its effectiveness, because they underestimate tax-base elasticities and ignore cross-country tax externalities. In contrast, we study tax responses to debt...
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What are the macroeconomic effects of tax adjustments in response to large public debt shocks in highly integrated economies? The answer from standard closed-economy models is deceptive, because they underestimate the elasticity of capital tax revenues and ignore cross-country spillovers of tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043953
Building on previous literature, we assess when foreign aid is effective in fighting terrorism using quantile … used whereas terrorism includes: domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics. We consistently establish … that foreign aid (bilateral, multilateral and total) is effective at fighting terrorism exclusively in countries where …
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Building on previous literature, we assess when foreign aid is effective in fighting terrorism using quantile … used whereas terrorism includes: domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics. We consistently establish … that foreign aid (bilateral, multilateral and total) is effective at fighting terrorism exclusively in countries where …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971018