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05-Jan-2009
This series of Working Papers is designed to make available, to a wider readership, selected studies which the Department has prepared for use within OECD. Authorship is generally collective, but main individual authors are named.
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pdf,554Kb,English | View long abstract
05-Jan-2009
This series of Working Papers is designed to make available, to a wider readership, selected studies which the Department has prepared for use within OECD. Authorship is generally collective, but main individual authors are named.
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English | View long abstract
23-Dec-2008
Jean-Marc Burniaux, Jean Chateau, Romain Duval and Stéphanie Jamet
Considering the costs and risks of inaction, ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is economically rational.
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23-Dec-2008
António Afonso, Luca Agnello and Davide Furceri
In this working paper, we decompose fiscal policy in three components: i) responsiveness, ii) persistence and iii) discretion. Using a sample of 132 countries, our results point out that fiscal policy tends to be more persistent than responding to output variations.
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18-Dec-2008
Jean-Marc Burniaux and Jean Chateau
This model has been developed by the Environment Directorate of the OECD Secretariat in order to assess the economic impact of abating Greenhouse Gases using several different economic instruments.
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18-Dec-2008
David Haugh, Roselyne Jamin and Bruno Rocha
This paper discusses Mexico’s foreign trade and investment policies and provides specific recommendations to enhance the benefits of a closer integration in the world economy.
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18-Dec-2008
Laura Vartia
This paper analyses how different tax policies can affect investment and productivity. To address this question the paper uses industry-level data from a set of OECD countries and examines whether different industries are affected differently by taxation.
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18-Dec-2008
Robert Price, Isabelle Joumard, Christophe André and Makoto Minegishi
The financial crisis and economic downturn are going to weigh on fiscal positions in OECD countries over the short to medium-term, both through the operation of automatic stabilisers and the enactment of discretionary fiscal stimulus packages.
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08-Dec-2008
Randall S. Jones
The proportion of non-regular workers has risen to one-third of total employment. While non-regular employment provides flexibility and cost reductions for firms, it also creates equity and efficiency concerns.
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08-Dec-2008
Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon
Labour productivity growth in the service sector, which accounts for 70% of Japan’s economic output and employment, has slowed markedly in recent years in contrast to manufacturing.
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