LEADER 05898oam 22014174 450 001 9910788517903321 005 20230721050802.0 010 $a1-4552-7017-2 010 $a1-4519-9194-0 010 $a1-280-89320-6 010 $a1-4527-3059-8 010 $a9786613734518 035 $a(CKB)3360000000438663 035 $a(EBL)1605766 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001485048 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11850431 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001485048 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11447338 035 $a(PQKB)10539085 035 $a(OCoLC)568151290 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1605766 035 $a(IMF)1PRTEE2007007 035 $a(IMF)1PRTEA2007007 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000438663 100 $a20020129d2007 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPortugal : $eSelected Issues 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cInternational Monetary Fund,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (34 p.) 225 1 $aIMF Staff Country Reports 300 $a"October 2007"--Cover. 300 $a"Prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country." 311 $a1-4518-3229-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Contents; I. Portugal's Export Rebound in 2006: Recovery or Blip?; A. Introduction; B. What Explains the Export Rebound since 2006?; C. Recent Trends in the Export Sector; D. Conclusion; References; II. Making Portugal's Tax System More Pro-Growth; A. Background; Figures; 1. Portugal: Tax Burden and Composition, 2005; B. Tax Policy; Boxes; 1. Characteristics of Pro-Growth Tax System; C. Domestic Tax Administration; D. Conclusion; Appendixes; I. Main Features of the Portuguese Tax System; References; III. The Importance of Labor Market Flexibility in Regaining Competitiveness 327 $aA. Introduction B. The Importance of Labor Market Flexibility; C. The Flexibility of Portugal's Labor Market; D. Quantifying the Benefits of Labor Market Reform; 2. The Impact of Reform in Labor, Goods, and Services Markets in Portugal; 3. The Impact of Labor and Product Market Reforms in Portugal; E. Concluding Remarks; References 330 3 $aThis Selected Issues paper analyzes Portugal?s export performance in 2006 and assesses whether it might augur a sustained recovery. The paper examines the factors underlying the recent export rebound, and searches for signs of fundamental changes in structures of the export industries during the last decade. It highlights the importance of labor market flexibility. Using a four-country version of the IMF Global Economic Model, the paper attempts to illustrate the benefits of labor market reform to help close the competitiveness gap. 410 0$aIMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;$vNo. 2007/342 606 $aExports$zPortugal 606 $aTaxation$zPortugal 606 $aLabor market$zPortugal 606 $aCompetition$zPortugal 606 $aExports and Imports$2imf 606 $aLabor$2imf 606 $aPersonal Finance -Taxation$2imf 606 $aTaxation$2imf 606 $aCorporate Taxation$2imf 606 $aDemand and Supply of Labor: General$2imf 606 $aTrade: General$2imf 606 $aTaxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General$2imf 606 $aPersonal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies$2imf 606 $aBusiness Taxes and Subsidies$2imf 606 $aLabor Economics Policies$2imf 606 $aLabour$2imf 606 $aincome economics$2imf 606 $aPublic finance & taxation$2imf 606 $aInternational economics$2imf 606 $aCorporate & business tax$2imf 606 $aFinance$2imf 606 $aLabor markets$2imf 606 $aExports$2imf 606 $aLabor market flexibility$2imf 606 $aPersonal income tax$2imf 606 $aIncome tax systems$2imf 606 $aInternational trade$2imf 606 $aTax administration core functions$2imf 606 $aRevenue administration$2imf 606 $aTaxes$2imf 606 $aLabor market$2imf 606 $aIncome tax$2imf 606 $aTax administration and procedure$2imf 606 $aCorporations$2imf 606 $aManpower policy$2imf 607 $aPortugal$xEconomic policy 607 $aPortugal$xEconomic conditions 607 $aPortugal$2imf 615 0$aExports 615 0$aTaxation 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aCompetition 615 7$aExports and Imports 615 7$aLabor 615 7$aPersonal Finance -Taxation 615 7$aTaxation 615 7$aCorporate Taxation 615 7$aDemand and Supply of Labor: General 615 7$aTrade: General 615 7$aTaxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General 615 7$aPersonal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies 615 7$aBusiness Taxes and Subsidies 615 7$aLabor Economics Policies 615 7$aLabour 615 7$aincome economics 615 7$aPublic finance & taxation 615 7$aInternational economics 615 7$aCorporate & business tax 615 7$aFinance 615 7$aLabor markets 615 7$aExports 615 7$aLabor market flexibility 615 7$aPersonal income tax 615 7$aIncome tax systems 615 7$aInternational trade 615 7$aTax administration core functions 615 7$aRevenue administration 615 7$aTaxes 615 7$aLabor market 615 7$aIncome tax 615 7$aTax administration and procedure 615 7$aCorporations 615 7$aManpower policy 712 02$aInternational Monetary Fund. 801 0$bDcWaIMF 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788517903321 996 $aPortugal$9304521 997 $aUNINA