Finance, Growth and Inequality
Boris Cournède and
Oliver Denk | 31 March 2016
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Financial Markets,
Inequality
Finance is the lifeblood of modern economies, but too much of the wrong type of finance can hamper economic prosperity and social cohesion. We have taken a holistic approach to study the consequences of finance for the inclusiveness of growth, in the spirit of the
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Tax Expenditures Deserve Far More Scrutiny
Adam Corlett | 30 December 2015
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Tax Expenditures,
UK
Last month, the UK government presented its Spending Review, setting out departmental budgets for the next four years. There were protections for some departments and large cuts (though smaller than expected) for others. Coming after years of previous cuts, many departmental budgets by 2019 will
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Boosting R&D through Patent Boxes. Panacea or Not?
Agustin Redonda | 10 December 2015
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
BEPS,
Innovation,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures
On October 5th, the OECD presented the final package of the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative – a cornerstone in the international drive towards corporate tax reform.
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Looking for a Way out the Subsidies Labyrinth in Argentina
Lucio Castro | 16 October 2015
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Energy,
Inflation,
Subsidies
In the midst of a heated electoral campaign, subsidies are at the centre of the political debate in Argentina. Shock or gradual approaches to reform those transfers have emerged as the buzzwords of the moment as the presidential race heats up.
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Tax Expenditures and Sustainability
Agustin Redonda | 8 October 2015
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Renewables,
Tax Expenditures
What do 1.8 billion Euro given to Italian farmers, 69.7 billion US$ provided to US homeowners, and 75 billion A$ allocated to support the retirement income system in Australia have in common? They are channeled through tax expenditures.
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Fundamental Tax Reform: The Purple Tax Plan
1 June 2015
Fiscal,
Roundtables | Tags:
Consumption Tax,
Corporate Tax,
Inheritance Tax
Roundtable on fundamental tax reform with Laurence Kotlikoff and a focus on his "Purple Tax Plan". Professor Kotlikoff is Professor of Economics at Boston University, as well as a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Director of the Tax Analysis
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Tax Policy 2020 – Fundamentals, Effects and Scenarios
7 November 2014
Conferences,
Fiscal | Tags:
BEPS,
Carbon Tax,
Corporate Tax,
Income Tax,
Inheritance Tax,
Wealth Tax
Conference on international and Swiss tax policymaking, its long-term effects and scenarios for tax reforms moving forward.
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Africa Could Become the World’s Next Powerhouse
Gilles Carbonnier | 26 September 2013
Fiscal,
Trade,
Blog | Tags:
Africa,
Commodities,
Taxes
“A winning Africa!” “Thousands of Portuguese workers emigrate to the former colony of Angola in search of work.” Headlines such as these are a perfect illustration of the Afro-optimism that has gripped the media these last few years. In an Africa courted by foreign investors,
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Property Taxes and Sustainability
Alexander Barkawi and
Peter Heller | 26 August 2013
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Housing,
Inequality
Many economists advocate that a higher share of government revenue should derive from taxes on immovable property. Proponents of a sustainability agenda may want to follow their advice. Read an OECD economic survey for a particular country and chances are high it recommends increasing the
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Green Economy – Beware of Merchants of Doubt
Stephen Boucher | 17 April 2013
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Green Growth,
Subsidies
Those who oppose change involving powerful economic sectors have long ago found an effective tactic: instilling doubt in the guise of reasonable arguments. A recent manifestation of this tactic is the claim that so-called ‘green jobs’ are too expensive and in fact destroy “real” jobs.
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