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Indirect Taxes on International Aviation »
Source: Indirect Taxes on International Aviation
Volume/Issue: 2006/124
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Jon Strand , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2006
ISBN: 9781451863840
Keywords: aviation taxes, aviation fuel, fuel tax, airlines, airline, air transport, Air Transportation,
This paper examines the case for internationally coordinated indirect taxes on aviation (as a source of general revenue-not (necessarily) as a source of development finance). The case for such taxes is strong: the...
Is One Watchdog Better Than Three? International Experience with Integrated Financial Sector Supervision »
Source: Is One Watchdog Better Than Three? International Experience with Integrated Financial Sector Supervision
Volume/Issue: 2006/57
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Martin Cihak , and Richard Podpiera
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2006
ISBN: 9781451863178
Keywords: financial services regulation, prudential supervision, supervisory agencies, integrated supervision, banking, banking supervision, regulatory environment, General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation, Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation, Regulation and Business Law: General
Over the past two decades, there has been a clear trend toward integrating the regulation and supervision of banks, nonbank financial institutions, and securities markets. This paper reviews the international exper...
Controlling Pollution »
Source: Controlling Pollution : Using Taxes and Tradable Permits
Series: Economic Issues
Author(s): John Norregaard , and Valerie Reppelin
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 March 2001
ISBN: 9781589060005
Keywords: tradable permits, pollution, carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide emissions, pollutant
In December 1997, 160 nations meeting in Kyoto, Japan agreed to cut back emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. While ratified by only a very small number of countries so far, the “Kyoto Pro...
CHAPTER 10 How Can Commodity Exporters Make Fiscal and Monetary Policy Less Procyclical? »
Source: Beyond the Curse : Policies to Harness the Power of Natural Resources
Series: Books
Author(s): Amadou Sy , Rabah Arezki , and Thorvaldur Gylfason
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 January 2012
ISBN: 9781616351458
Keywords: natural resource, copper, inflation, commodity prices
THE PROBLEM OF PROCYCLICALITY Countries dependent on exports of oil, minerals, and other primary commodities tend to have pronounced economic cycles. Although this cyclical variabili...
15 Issues in Domestic Petroleum Pricing in Oil-Producing Countries »
Source: Fiscal Policy Formulation and Implementation in Oil-Producing Countries
Series: Books
Author(s): Jeffrey Davis , Annalisa Fedelino , and Rolando Ossowski
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 August 2003
ISBN: 9781589061750
Keywords: oil prices, fiscal policy, oil revenues, oil and gas, taxation
I. Introduction Petroleum product prices are often heavily regulated. Domestic price controls are prevalent, especially in countries that are net exporters of oil. Governments often...
18 Energy Sector Quasi-Fiscal Activities in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union »
Source: Fiscal Policy Formulation and Implementation in Oil-Producing Countries
Series: Books
Author(s): Jeffrey Davis , Annalisa Fedelino , and Rolando Ossowski
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 August 2003
ISBN: 9781589061750
Keywords: oil prices, fiscal policy, oil revenues, oil and gas, taxation
I. Introduction Adecade into the transition, many of the successor states of the former Soviet Union (FSU) still struggle with adapting their energy sectors to the ma...