Essays about: "tax policy 2008"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words tax policy 2008.

1. 6. Fiscal Policy in Sweden : Analyzing the Effectiveness of Fiscal policy During the Recent Business Cycle

   University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Konstantin Antonevich; [2010]
   Keywords : Fiscal policy; VAR; financial crisis;

   Abstract : The economic downturn of 2008-2010 has encouraged many economists andpoliticians to reconsider the role of fiscal policy. Whereas there is a broadly acceptedmodel which describes the influence of monetary policy on the economy, there is noconsensus concerning the fiscal policy. READ MORE

3. 7. Integration, tax competition and harmonization: Should ASEAN be concerned?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Kirsten Hayes; [2008]
   Keywords : harmonization; Tax competition; ASEAN integration; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : In the European Union (EU) policymakers are faced with many challenges in national corporate taxation policy from globalization, in particular the increasing cross-border mobility of capital. The EU member countries have become a highly integrated single market and this has meant that trade and investment flows are highly sensitive to corporate tax rates. READ MORE

4. 8. EPA, Agriculture and Development - The Case of CARIFORUM

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Folkesson; [2008]
   Keywords : EPA; CARIFORUM; sugar; bananas; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The CARIFORUM and the EU agreed in December 2007 on an EPA which replaced the preferential trade treatment granted by the EU under the Lomé convention and Cotonou agreement. In the EPA the EU agreed to open up their markets to 100% for goods coming from the CARIFORUM (rice and sugar have shorter transition periods) and the CARIFORUM has 25 years to liberalize 86,9% of imports coming from the EU. READ MORE

5. 9. Demand For Auditing In Small Firms : An Impact On Small Companies In Sweden That Are Not Required By The Legislation To Have Their Accounts Audited.

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Dorothy Otang Arrey; Makia Gabsia David; [2008]
   Keywords : Auditing; Small companies; statutory auditing and financial statements;

   Abstract : Despite the vital role that statutory auditing plays in enhancing trust or credibility over the financial statements of business entities, most member states in the European Union community have decided to grant a waiver or exempt small companies from the service in order to reduce administrative burden and cost for these companies. In Sweden this is still a proposal that will be in effect by 2010. READ MORE

6. 10. A model of trade agreements and cross-border externalities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Fredrik Paues; [2008]
   Keywords : cross-border pollution; production externality; trade agreement; environmental tax; imperfect competition;

   Abstract : This thesis examines a second-best trade agreement between the governments of two countries that tries to remedy the distortions arising from non-coordinated environmental policy. In a reciprocal-markets model with bidirectional cross-border pollution, it is found that if the cross-border pollution is sufficiently strong, a second-best trade agreement requires that both governments impose import tariffs on the goods whose production gives rise to pollution. READ MORE