Policy simulations in the European Union / / edited by Amedeo Fossati and John Hutton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779947503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• ISBN: 1-134-74189-8; 1-134-74190-1; 0-429-22951-8; 1-280-32517-8; 0-203-19863-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Collana: Routledge New International Studies in Economic Modelling
• Altri autori (Persone): FossatiAmedeo <1937->; HuttonJohn P
• Disciplina: 337.4
• Soggetti: International economic integration - Econometric models; Equilibrium (Economics) - Econometric models; Europe Economic integration Econometric models; European Union countries Economic policy Econometric models
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgement; International market integration; A general equilibrium analysis of Mediterranean economic integration: the case of Italy and Algeria; Chilean accession to the Nafta: general equilibrium estimates; Resource allocation effects of the 1992 CAP reform on the Greek economy; Policy simulations with alternative treatments of factor markets; The labour market effects of VAT harmonisation in a multicountry AGE model; Wage curves and capital mobility in a general equilibrium model of Italy; Development and application of an AGE model with a variable population Policies for carbon dioxide abatement; Intra- and intergenerational effects of global carbon limits: a five region analysis; Unilateral taxation of international environmental externalities and sectoral exemptions; Modelling the effects of energy market distortions on the costs of carbon abatement: computable general equilibrium and ; partial equilibrium assessment; Efficiency and distributional effects of ecotaxes in a CGE model for Italy; Competitiveness and convergence; The consequences of technological innovation on employment in the European Union using an AGE approach The effect of deficit in a multicountry model with perfect mobility of capital; VAT and income tax reform; German income tax reforms: separating efficiency from redistribution; Are destination and origin principles equivalent? A quantitative evaluation for the European Union; Welfare effects of VAT rate harmonisation in the European Union; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.