International Tobin Tax
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- Internationally-generated development finance: practical suggestions to overcome practical and political barriers
- ( A. Clunies-Ross; J. Langmore / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2006)
- Though likely to be difficult politically and practically, innovative mechanisms to collect internationally-generated revenues could meet the shortfall in development finance. But, as the authors of t...
- An argument for a currency transaction tax in the EU
- ( B. Jetin; L. Denys / World Economy, Ecology and Development , 2005)
- Could a revised Tobin Tax, or "Currency Transaction Tax" (CTT) be the answer to exchange rate volatility, in the context of of international trade and foreign and domestic investment, particularly for...
- Proposing a currency transaction tax
- ( S. Kapoor / The Tobin Tax Network , 2004)
- The purpose of this report explores how the present currency transaction tax (CTT) proposition is not only possible but eminently desirable. In order to do so, the report proposes its own approach for...
- Advantages and disadvantages of new sources of development financing
- ( A.B. Atkinson / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2004)
- This policy brief summarises the key findings of an analysis of the possible implications of new sources of development financing. In particular the study focuses on how new funding sources can contri...
- Ensuring the future sustainability of external development financing
- ( M. Odedokun / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2004)
- On the basis that almost all forms of external finance are potentially development-friendly if delivered in the appropriate form, this paper looks at ways to make external development financing more s...
- Outline of research programme
- ( Odd-Helge Fjeldstad; O. Therkildsen; L. Rakner; J. Semboja / Danish Institute for International Studies , 2000)
- Taxation, aid and democracy are closely related in poor aid-dependent African countries. The way they tackle the issue of domestic revenue mobilisation significantly influences their potential for e...
- Policy options for the Philippines
- ( Philippine Institute for Development Studies , 2000)
- In 2000, petroleum products had gone through several rounds of price increases in the Philippines. By July 2000 the average price of diesel fuel has increased by 59 percent from its January 1999 level...
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of fiscal decentralisation?
- ( G. Pisauro / International Monetary Fund , 2001)
- This article looks at the benefits or otherwise of fiscal decentralisation. This paper synthesises lessons learned from the theoretical literature and international experience on the design of intergo...
- Have tax levies on bank withdrawals in six Latin American countries been successful?
- ( I. Coelho; L. Ebrill; V. Summers / International Monetary Fund , 2001)
- This paper investigates whether the decision by six Latin American countries, to levy taxes on withdrawals from bank accounts has been successful. The levying of taxes in this manner has been viewed a...
- Tobin Tax may calm market volatility and provide resources for development
- ( H. Hayward / War on Want , 2001)
- This article begins by discussing the negative effects short-term speculative financial activities have on the lives and economies of the citizens of developing countries. A reliance on volatile forms...
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