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Aligning Central Bank Refinancing Operations with the G20 Agenda
Chiara Colesanti Senni and Pierre Monnin | 6 October 2021Monetary, Policy Briefs | Tags: Central Banks, Climate Risk, G20, Targeted Refinancing Lines
Since the Pittsburgh Summit in 2009, G20 leaders have repeatedly highlighted inclusive growth and environmental protection as core objectives in their joint declarations. With the widening of economic inequalities and... continue reading
Social Tax Expenditures: The Case of Quebec
Ysabel Provencher, André Gerges, Luc Godbout and Suzie St-Cerny | 5 October 2021Blog, Fiscal | Tags: Social Protection, Tax Expenditures
While the world is weathering the COVID-19 storm, the role of sound social protection systems has become even more crucial. Designing social protection expenditures that are fit for purpose and... continue reading
Digital Trade: Top Trade Negotiation Priorities for Cross-Border Data Flows and Online Trade in Services
Jane Drake-Brockman, Gabriel Gari, Stuart Harbinson, Bernard Hoekman, Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and Sherry Stephenson | 16 September 2021Policy Briefs, Trade | Tags: Digitalization, Services Trade, WTO
This policy brief sets out recommendations to achieve a new multilateral framework of trade rules in the digital arena, thereby facilitating continued digital transformation of services and growth in cross-border... continue reading
Tax Expenditures—The $1.5 Trillion Elephant in the (Budget) Room
Tom Neubig and Agustin Redonda | 16 September 2021Blog, Fiscal | Tags: Income Tax, Inequality, Tax Expenditures
The Biden administration FY 2022 Budget proposal includes $2.4 trillion of additional revenue over the next 10 years. Higher tax rates on high-income individuals and corporations account for $990 billion.... continue reading
Tax Expenditures and Domestic Revenue Mobilisation
Upcoming: 9-11 November 2021 | OnlineFiscal, Workshops | Tags: Domestic Revenue Mobilization, Informality, Tax Expenditures, Tax Reform
Tax expenditures (TEs) are tax benefits that governments use worldwide to pursue various policy goals such as attracting investment, boosting innovation and fighting poverty. TEs are costly, as they lower... continue reading
Is Artificial Intelligence Coming for Your Job?
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and Franziska Klügl | 13 July 2021Blog, Trade | Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Employment, Innovation
Artificial intelligence (AI) potentially generates big changes to the way we live and work. In a recent study we simulate the uptake of AI-enabled automation software in engineering and manufacturing.... continue reading