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Modelling the labour market of minority ethnic groups

2012

Abstract This paper investigates the effects, in terms of labour and macroeconomic indicators, of closing the gap between the ethnic minority employment rate and the overall population rate using a computable general equilibrium modelling framework. The labour market has been integrated by indicators related to ethnicity, employment status and occupational class. The policy test has been designed for the UK. According to the results, the policy actions aimed to remove the barriers that contribute to the unemployment of the minority ethnic groups improve not only the employment and occupational status of these groups, but the effects are also positive in terms of aggregate employment, GDP, t…

Computable general equilibriumEconomics and EconometricsLabour economicseducation.field_of_studyComputable general equilibrium analysimedia_common.quotation_subjectOccupational prestigePopulationEthnic groupEmployment gapSettore SECS-P/03 - Scienza Delle FinanzeMinority ethnic groupsComputable general equilibrium analysis; Employment gap; Macroeconomic indicators; Minority ethnic groupsUnemploymentEconomicseducationWelfareMacroeconomic indicatormedia_common
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THE CAROUSEL VALUE-ADDED TAX FRAUD IN THE EUROPEAN EMISSION TRADING SYSTEM

2012

n this article, we analyse the effects of the carousel value-added tax fraud in the European carbon market and the legislative measures that the EU Member States could adopt to deal with this phenomena. We use a computable general equilibrium model, called GTAP-E and the version 6 of the GTAP database to evaluate the economy-wide and terms of trade effects. The policy test has been designed for five European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. According to our findings, the legislative measures aimed to remove the VAT fraud in the European Emission Trading System will have positive effects in terms of GDP and welfare in the selected EU Member Stat…

Settore SECS-P/03 - Scienza Delle Finanzeemission trading general equilibrium analysis VAT fraud welfare effects.
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