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  "title": "How Does Taxation Affect Hours Worked in EU New Member States?",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, June 17, 2019",
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  "summary": "Hours worked vary widely across countries and over time. In this paper, we investigate the role played by taxation in explaining these differences for EU New Member States.",
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      "heading": "Summary and Research Question",
      "content": "- Investigates the role played by taxation in explaining differences in hours worked across EU New Member States.\n- Extends a standard growth model with novel data on consumption and labor taxes.\n- Assesses the evolution of trends in hours worked over the 1995-2017 period.\n- Authors: Agustin Velasquez, Svetlana Vtyurina.\n- Publication date: June 17, 2019.\n- Series: Working Paper No. 2019/130."
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      "heading": "Data and Methods",
      "content": "- Extends a standard growth model to incorporate tax rates.\n- Uses novel data on consumption taxes and labor taxes.\n- Period covered: 1995-2017.\n- Pages: 35."
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      "heading": "Key Findings and Quantitative Results",
      "content": "- Inclusion of tax rates in the model significantly improves the tracking of hours worked.\n- Estimates elasticity of hours (and its different margins) to quantify the deadweight loss introduced by consumption and labor taxes.\n- Finds that consumption and labor taxes explain a large share of labor supply differences across EU New Member States.\n- Concludes that potential gains from policy actions are noteworthy."
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      "heading": "Policy Implications and Recommendations",
      "content": "- Tax policy (consumption and labor taxes) materially affects labor supply and hours worked.\n- Reforms to consumption and labor taxation could yield noteworthy gains in labor supply and labor market outcomes."
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      "content": "- Publication title: How Does Taxation Affect Hours Worked in EU New Member States?\n- Publication type: IMF Working Papers.\n- Volume: 2019.\n- Issue: 130.\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498315708.001\n- Stock No: WPIEA2019130\n- ISBN: 9781498315708\n- ISSN: 1018-5941\n\nSource: IMF Working Paper by Agustin Velasquez and Svetlana Vtyurina, June 17, 2019.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/06/17/how-does-taxation-affect-hours-worked-in-eu-new-member-states-46909"
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    "Authors: Agustin Velasquez, Svetlana Vtyurina",
    "Published: June 17, 2019",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498315708.001",
    "Investigates the role played by taxation in explaining differences in hours worked across EU New Member States.",
    "Extends a standard growth model with novel data on consumption and labor taxes.",
    "Assesses the evolution of trends in hours worked over the 1995-2017 period.",
    "Authors: Agustin Velasquez, Svetlana Vtyurina.",
    "Publication date: June 17, 2019.",
    "Series: Working Paper No. 2019/130.",
    "Extends a standard growth model to incorporate tax rates.",
    "Uses novel data on consumption taxes and labor taxes.",
    "Period covered: 1995-2017.",
    "Pages: 35.",
    "Inclusion of tax rates in the model significantly improves the tracking of hours worked.",
    "Estimates elasticity of hours (and its different margins) to quantify the deadweight loss introduced by consumption and labor taxes.",
    "Finds that consumption and labor taxes explain a large share of labor supply differences across EU New Member States.",
    "Concludes that potential gains from policy actions are noteworthy.",
    "Tax policy (consumption and labor taxes) materially affects labor supply and hours worked.",
    "Reforms to consumption and labor taxation could yield noteworthy gains in labor supply and labor market outcomes.",
    "Publication title: How Does Taxation Affect Hours Worked in EU New Member States?",
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498315708.001",
    "Stock No: WPIEA2019130",
    "ISBN: 9781498315708",
    "ISSN: 1018-5941",
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