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This paper investigates the taxation of investments in the Asia-Pacific region. Our analysis is based on the methodology of Devereux and Griffith (1999, 2003) for determining effective average tax rates. This…

Germany taxes electricity use since 1999. The government granted reduced rates to energy intensive firms in the industrial sector for addressing potentially adverse effects on firms' competitiveness. Firms that…

This paper reviews the literature on distributional effects of energy and carbon taxation with focus on microsimulation models. Most studies find that direct energy and carbon taxation tends to be regressive.…

One of the most promising ways of meeting climate policy targets is improving energy efficiency, i.e. reducing the amount of scarce and polluting resources needed to produce a given quantity of output. This…

• Leichter Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
• EZB: Anstieg der Inflationsrate erwartet
• USA: Konjunkturlage weiter auf hohem Niveau
• Japan: Lageeinschätzung deutlich verbessert
• Großbritannien: Konjunkturerwartungen…

• Plunge in Switzerland’s Economic Outlook
• CHF Appreciation Pushes Down Inflation Expectations
• No Change in Short-Term Interest Rates Expected
• Uncertainty Regarding the EUR/CHF Exchange Rate
• Expectations for Swiss…

The specification of parameters is a crucial task in the development of economic models. The objective of this paper is to improve the standard parameter specification of computable general equilibrium (CGE)…