How Ministries of Finance can Support Coherent Climate Policy Packages | Panel Discussion & Launch
10 March 2026 | 15.00 CET | Online Fiscal,
Panel | Tags:
Carbon Pricing,
Decarbonization,
Energy,
Industrial Policy,
Innovation,
Policy Coherence,
Tax Expenditures This webinar, hosted by the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, presented key findings from a new report on how finance ministries can design and support coherent climate policy packages.
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How Ministries of Finance can Support Coherent Climate Policy Packages
Council on Economic Policies | 26 February 2026
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Carbon Pricing,
Decarbonization,
Energy,
Industrial Policy,
Innovation,
Policy Coherence,
Tax Expenditures The success of the low-carbon transition will depend less on isolated climate measures than on the ability of governments to design and sustain coherent policy packages that align fiscal, energy, and industrial objectives.
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Who is Afraid of AI? Who Should Be?
Erik Engberg,
Holger Görg,
Mark Hellsten,
Farrukh Jave,
Magnus Lodefalk,
Martin Längkvist,
Natália Monteiro,
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås,
Giuseppe Pulito,
Sarah Schroeder and
Aili Tang | 26 January 2026
Trade,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Artificial Intelligence,
Employment,
Innovation What are the consequences of the rise in AI for workers? Will AI create or destroy jobs? Conceptually, AI can both substitute for and complement human labour.
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Governing AI for Humanity: Thoughts on the UN AI Advisory Body Interim Report
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås | 8 April 2024
Trade,
Blog | Tags:
Artificial Intelligence,
Data Governance,
Innovation The awesome capabilities of AI applications have raised deep concerns about the future of work, democracy and even humanity itself - and a sense of urgency for establishing effective governance at all levels and use cases.
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The Digital Transition of Services: Getting Regulation Right From the Start
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås | 9 March 2023
Trade,
Blog | Tags:
Competition,
Digital Economy,
Innovation,
Privacy,
Services Trade The digital transition and the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in services are blurring the boundaries of both occupations and sectors. At the same time, new or rekindled trade-offs between different regulatory objectives arise, transgressing sectoral and occupational boundaries as we know them. Services regulations,
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Is Artificial Intelligence Coming for Your Job?
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and
Franziska Klügl | 13 July 2021
Trade,
Blog | 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. It shows an S-shaped adoption path – slow at the beginning and accelerating as a
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Intellectual Property Boxes and the Paradox of Price Discrimination
Ben Klemens | 15 May 2017
Fiscal,
Research Papers | Tags:
Corporate Taxes,
Innovation,
Patent Boxes,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures This paper considers the methods by which some existing laws and proposals offer different tax rates to different types of capital, a scheme variously known as a patent box, innovation box, or intellectual property box (IP box). It presents a model of international tax competition—what
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Tax Expenditures and Sustainability. An Overview
Agustin Redonda | 11 November 2016
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Employment,
Energy,
Fossil Fuel Subsidies,
Health,
Housing,
Inequality,
Innovation,
Patent Boxes,
Pensions,
Tax Expenditures,
VAT Fiscal policy has significant effects on a broad sustainability agenda covering long-term economic, social and environmental goals. However, whereas a myriad of actors scrutinize taxation as well as direct government spending with regard to their impact on sustainability, a key feature of fiscal policy has
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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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