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Kingdom of the Netherlands : Netherlands: Selected Issues-The Labor Income Tax Credit in an International Perspective

International Monetary Fund - 2001

Compared with its U.S. and U.K. counterparts, the Labor Tax Credit (LTC) is likely to have more limited effects on incentives for primary-earners to enter the labor force, because of the smaller size of the credit. Any significant increase in the LTC to strengthen its effect on the still large...

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The Relative Impact of Income and Consumption Taxes

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper examines the possibility of ascertaining the welfare changes that occur when a consumption tax replaces an equal-yield income tax. It finds that those with saving/income ratios greater than the social saving/income ratio under the income tax will surely benefit and those with ratios...

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Possible Implications of Integrating the Corporate and Individual Income Taxes in the United States

International Monetary Fund - 1990

The classical corporate profits tax in the United States involves non-neutralities between: different sources of financing; different forms of business organization; and retaining or distributing earnings and may result in the U.S. investor being at a disadvantage vis-à-vis foreign investors....

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Colombia; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper examines conditions in Colombian labor markets, which present a big challenge to the country. At end-2004, the unemployment rate amounted to 12 percent, and about one-third of the labor force was considered underemployed. The paper reviews labor market developments...

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Italy; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Based on the economic literature, various policy measures and institutions in the product and labor markets that increase growth and employment are studied. From a cross-country approach, this study finds a significant relationship between Vertical Fiscal Imbalances (VFIs) and fiscal performance...

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Following Germany'S Lead : Using International Monetary Linkages to Identify the Effect of Monetary Policyon the Economy

International Monetary Fund - 2005

-looking monetary policy decisions. The bias is higher for countries whose monetary policy was more independent of Germany …

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Anticipation and Surprises in Central Bank Interest Rate Policy : The Case of the Bundesbank

International Monetary Fund - 1998

Market reaction to a change in official interest rates will depend on the extent to which the change is anticipated, and on how it is interpreted as a signal of future policy. In this paper, a technique is developed to separate the anticipated and unanticipated components of such changes and is...

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Germany : 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germany

International Monetary Fund - 2008

The German economy has made major strides, helped by wide-ranging reforms. Greater transparency and stronger incentives for prudent action will support crisis prevention and management. The immediate priorities are preserving the integrity of the financial system and maintaining economic...

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Germany : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2008

leading to speculation about delayed increases or competitive pressures. Given Germany’s large size and openness, spillover … interactions appear to have increased over time. In the midst of a strong recovery, Germany is facing shortages of labor, the … emigration of high-skilled labor, and a reduction in immigration. Germany’s traditionally insider-dominated corporate governance …

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Germany : 2000 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Statement by Staff Representative; and Public Information Notice Following Consultation

International Monetary Fund - 2000

Germany. Germany's focus on actual, rather than cyclically adjusted, fiscal goals and outcomes carries the risk of rendering …

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