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"Taxation"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Making Jobs Good
Author: John Schmitt, Janelle Jones
Publisher:
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report evaluates the likely impact of policies that seek to address job quality in the US economy. More on «Making Jobs Good»
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
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11 Jan 2013
Can Contractionary Fiscal Policy Be Expansionary?
Author: Jane G Gravelle, Thomas L Hungerford
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
As Congress in 2013 considers policies to foster economic growth, arguments have been made that some traditional expectations of fiscal policy should be revisited, namely that cutting spending will contract the economy in the short run. More on «Can Contractionary Fiscal Policy Be Expansionary?»
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4 Jan 2013
The "Fiscal Cliff" and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Author: Mindy R. Levit, Margot L. Crandall-Hollick, Jim Hahn, Jim Monke, Janemarie Mulvey, Julie M. Whittaker
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides a brief overview of the major tax and spending policies that comprised the US government's "fiscal cliff. More on «The "Fiscal Cliff" and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012»
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Jan 2013
Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap: How Many Workers Would Pay More?
Author: Nicole Woo, Janelle Jones, John Schmitt
Publisher:
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report looks at the effect of raising the maximum amount of annual earnings subject to the Social Security Tax (the payroll tax cap). More on «Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap: How Many Workers Would Pay More? »
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Jan 2013
Education and Social Protection Systems in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Author: Alia el Mahdi, Ola el Khawaga, Ashraf el Araby
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This report assesses the status of the education and social protection systems in 11 southern and eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMCs). More on «Education and Social Protection Systems in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries»
