How Does Taxation Affect Hours Worked in EU New Member States? /

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. By extending a standard growth model with novel data on consumption and labor taxes, we assess the evolution of trends in hours...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Velasquez, Agustin
Other Authors: Vtyurina, Svetlana
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/130
Online Access:Full text available on IMF