Policy Simulations in the European Union.
Material type: TextSeries: Routledge New International Studies in Economic ModellingPublisher: London : Taylor & Francis Group, 1998Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (328 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203198636Subject(s): Equilibrium (Economics) -- Econometric models | Europe -- Economic integration -- Econometric models | European Union countries -- Economic policy -- Econometric models | International economic integration -- Econometric modelsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Policy Simulations in the European UnionDDC classification: 361.6094 LOC classification: HC240 -- .P59377 1998ebOnline resources: Click to ViewCover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Part I: International Market Integration -- 1: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Mediterranean Economic Integration -- The case of Italy and Algeria -- 2: Chilean Accession to the Nafta -- General equilibrium estimates -- 3: Resource Allocation Effects of the 1992 CAP Reform on the Greek Economy -- Part II: Policy Simulations with Alternative Treatments of Factor Markets -- 4: The Labour Market Effects of VAT Harmonisation in a Multicountry Age Model -- 5: Wage Curves and Capital Mobility in a General Equilibrium Model of Italy -- 6: Development and Application of an Age Model with a Variable Population -- Part III: Policies for Carbon Dioxide Abatement -- 7: Intra- and Intergenerational Effects of Global Carbon Limits -- A five-region analysis -- 8: Unilateral Taxation of International Environmental Externalities and Sectoral Exemptions -- 9: Modelling the Effects of Energy Market Distortions on the Costs of Carbon Abatement -- Computable general equilibrium and partial equilibrium assessment -- 10: Efficiency and Distributional Effects of Ecotaxes in a CGE Model for Italy -- Part IV: Competitiveness and Convergence -- 11: The Consequences of Technological Innovation on Employment in the European Union Using an Age Approach -- 12: The Effect of Deficit in a Multicountry Model with Perfect Mobility of Capital -- Part V: VAT and Income Tax Reform -- 13: German Income Tax Reforms -- Separating efficiency from redistribution -- 14: Are Destination and Origin Principles Equivalent? -- A quantitative evaluation for the European Union -- 15: Welfare Effects of VAT Rate Harmonisation in the European Union.
The papers in this much-needed collection employ Applied General Equilibrium methodology to address a wide variety of concerns within the European Union. Contributors examine five main policy areas: * international market integration * policy simulations with alternative treatments of factor markets * policies for carbon dioxide abatement * competitiveness and convergence * VAT and income tax reform.
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