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Enhancing the efficiency and equity of the tax system in Israel
Röhn, Oliver - 2020
Israel’s impressive technological capacity to further lower compliance costs and reduce tax evasion. Finally, excise taxes …
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Financing social protection in Namibia
Schade, Klaus; La, Justina; Pick, Alexander - 2019
provides cash transfers and complementary social assistance to a range of vulnerable groups including children, the elderly and … insurance, although there are gaps in provision for the private sector. Social protection, in particular cash transfers, has …
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Vulnerability of social institutions : lessons from the recent crisis and historical episodes
Fall, Falilou; Pisu, Mauro; Pareliussen, Jon K.; Bloch, … - 2014
The recent economic crisis has provided a stress test for the vulnerability of social institutions. This paper assesses the vulnerability of social institutions in light of the current crisis, and surveys past episodes, when social institutions faced similar challenges. Public pay-as-you-go...
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Policies for inclusive and sustainable growth in Indonesia
Vujanovic, Petar - 2015
Indonesia has a very good record of poverty reduction, having halved its incidence over the past two decades. Nevertheless, almost 30 million people still live below the national poverty line, mostly in rural areas and in certain provinces. In order to make further progress in lifting these...
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Sustainable finance for inclusive growth in Thailand
Bogiatzis, Adam; Asada, Hidekatsu; Rahuman, Mohamed … - 2018
The Partnerships pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development cuts across all the goals focusing on the mobilisation of resources needed to implement the agenda. Thailand’s “sufficiency economy philosophy” encourages the prioritisation of long-term sustainability over short-term...
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Income redistribution through taxes and transfers across OECD countries
Causa, Orsetta; Hermansen, Mikkel Nørlem - 2017
by personal income taxes, employees’ social security contributions and cash transfers, based on household-level micro … overall redistribution, the respective role of various categories of transfers for transfer redistribution; as well as … a decline in cash transfer redistribution while personal income taxes played a less important and more heterogeneous …
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Generating employment, raising incomes and addressing poverty in Greece
Bulman, Tim; Pisu, Mauro - 2018
Employment is pivotal to strengthening Greece’s economic recovery, increasing social welfare and redressing poverty. Jobs are returning, making inroads into high unemployment, but their wages and skill levels are lower than many that were lost during the crisis. Greece’s hiring is benefiting...
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The effectiveness of social protection for long-term care in old age : is social protection reducing the risk of poverty associated with care needs?
Oliveira Hashiguchi, Tiago Cravo; Llena-Nozal, Ana - 2020
As people grow old and their health deteriorates, they are likely to require help with everyday activities that were once second nature; they need what is commonly termed long-term care (LTC). With demand for LTC in old age expected to grow, OECD countries face significant challenges in balancing...
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The effect of the size and the mix of public spending on growth and inequality
Fournier, Jean-Marc; Johansson, Åsa - 2016
This paper provides evidence on the effects of the size and the composition of public spending on long-term growth and inequality. An estimated baseline convergence model captures the long-term effect of human capital and total investment on potential output for a panel of OECD countries. The...
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Increasing social insurance coverage in Viet Nam's SMEs
Castel, Paulette; Pick, Alexander - 2018
Viet Nam has made significant progress in expanding social insurance coverage in recent years. However, coverage amongst small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remains very low and very few workers in this sector are expected to receive a pension in retirement. Drawing on two datasets for...
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