This paper examines the efficiency effects of the variable integrated value-added tax (VIVAT) system, which was recently proposed as the future VAT system for the European Union (E.U.). We first describe the difference in the administration of the current transitional system and the VIVAT...

This paper explores the capacity of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models to track down policy induced economic changes and their ability to generate contrastable data for an economy. Starting from an empirically built regional Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), a first stage CGE calibrated...