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1 | (3) |
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1.2 The taxation perspective |
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4 | (1) |
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1.3 The neoliberal context and the rule of law |
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5 | (3) |
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1.4 Rising inequality despite progressive tax systems |
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8 | (3) |
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1.5 Sequencing the topics and justification of the research statement |
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11 | (8) |
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2 Liberalism versus Neo-Neoliberalism |
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19 | (58) |
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19 | (1) |
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2.2 Dissecting liberalism |
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20 | (23) |
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2.2.1 Constituting principles and (soft) demarcation lines |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (3) |
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2.2.3 Classical liberalism |
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27 | (7) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (6) |
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2.3 Positioning neoliberalism and the objective of the free market |
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43 | (19) |
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2.3.1 Historical dimensions |
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44 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Classical neoliberalism |
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45 | (2) |
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2.3.3 Stages in the emergence of neoliberalism |
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47 | (6) |
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2.3.4 The neoliberal conception of freedom |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (7) |
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2.4 The problematic relation between the state and the free market |
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62 | (5) |
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2.5 How neoliberalism differs from liberalism: a re-visitation of the past |
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67 | (4) |
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2.6 Neoliberalism and the rule of law |
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71 | (5) |
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76 | (1) |
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3 Changing Sovereignty, Democracy, Individual Freedom, and the Evolving Dynamics of Taxation in a Modern Neoliberal State within Europe |
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77 | (62) |
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77 | (1) |
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3.2 Development of the nation state |
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77 | (10) |
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3.2.1 (Historical) connection between state-sovereignty and legitimacy |
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79 | (1) |
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3.2.2 The historical dimensions and role of taxation |
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80 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Sovereignty dynamics |
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82 | (4) |
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3.2.4 Application of those principles in a 21st century characterized by globalization |
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86 | (1) |
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3.3 The role of individual freedom: a back-test against neoliberalism |
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87 | (27) |
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3.3.1 The different dimensions of freedom |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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3.3.2 The libertarian concept of freedom |
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89 | (3) |
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3.3.3 The concept of freedom and the dynamics of a modern welfare state |
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92 | (2) |
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3.3.4 Freedom and the neoliberal state |
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94 | (4) |
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3.3.5 Fear, democracy, and the neoliberal individual |
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98 | (2) |
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3.3.6 The neoliberal state infrastructure and neoliberal freedom |
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100 | (3) |
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3.3.7 Controlled freedom as ideology |
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103 | (4) |
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3.3.8 Characterization of neoliberal freedom |
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107 | (1) |
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3.3.9 Neoliberal individuals and their relation to the democratic sovereign |
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108 | (6) |
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3.4 Future dynamics of democracy in a (post)-neoliberal state |
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114 | (22) |
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3.4.1 The problem lies within the constituting elements of democracy |
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116 | (3) |
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3.4.2 Democracy and partial regional sovereignty |
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119 | (1) |
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3.4.2.1 Democracy implications of EU membership |
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119 | (2) |
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3.4.2.2 Democracy implications of EMU 2.0 membership |
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121 | (4) |
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3.4.3 The issue of legitimacy in Europe |
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125 | (3) |
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3.4.4 Democratic legitimacy in a non-optimal currency area (EMU 2.0) |
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128 | (8) |
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136 | (3) |
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4 Constructing an Alternative Tax Model against the Background of a Changing (Tax) Sovereignty Paradigm within the EU |
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139 | (81) |
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139 | (1) |
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4.2 Evolving tax sovereignty |
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140 | (8) |
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4.2.1 Historical dimensions |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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4.2.3 The EU's involvement in direct tax matters |
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143 | (3) |
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4.2.4 Colliding principles: fiscal sovereignty of member states and the direct effect of EU law |
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146 | (2) |
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4.3 Internationalization and digitalization affecting tax matters |
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148 | (1) |
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4.4 The nature of the willingness to pay taxes |
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149 | (1) |
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4.5 Increasing instrumentalism and legitimacy in tax matters |
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150 | (3) |
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4.6 Final observations regarding contemporary income tax-based systems |
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153 | (3) |
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4.7 The Pigovian tax model |
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156 | (32) |
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156 | (3) |
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4.7.2 Pigou's original position and its evolution |
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159 | (3) |
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4.7.3 Critiques of the Pigovian model |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (3) |
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4.7.3.2 What externalities to capture? |
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165 | (2) |
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4.7.3.3 Reciprocity and individual property rights |
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167 | (4) |
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4.7.3.4 A continual point of contention: non-linear harm |
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171 | (1) |
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4.7.3.5 Specific versus general balance analysis |
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171 | (4) |
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4.7.4 Effects in the short term versus long term of Pigovian taxes and the double dividend hypothesis |
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175 | (1) |
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4.7.4.1 Longevity of Pigovian taxes |
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175 | (1) |
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4.7.4.2 The double dividend hypothesis |
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176 | (5) |
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4.7.5 Do Pigovian taxes cause deadweight loss or do they hamper economic growth? |
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181 | (3) |
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4.7.6 Pigovian taxes and the ability-to-pay principle |
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184 | (3) |
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4.7.7 Pigovian tax credits |
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187 | (1) |
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4.8 The concept and pricing of an externality |
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188 | (11) |
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188 | (1) |
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4.8.2 The problem of variation in marginal social cost |
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189 | (2) |
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4.8.3 Is it possible to refine the distribution of marginal social costs? |
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191 | (6) |
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4.8.4 The pricing of externalities |
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197 | (2) |
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4.9 Alternatives to and derivatives of the Pigovian model |
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199 | (3) |
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4.10 Cataloging of externalities |
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202 | (5) |
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4.11 The neoliberal approach to externalities |
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207 | (6) |
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207 | (1) |
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4.11.2 Historical evolution of neoliberal thinking |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (4) |
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4.12 The neoliberal individual and Pigovian taxes |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (4) |
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5 Applying Pigovian Taxes on a Regional Basis: The Quest for a Normative Model |
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220 | (31) |
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220 | (5) |
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5.2 The dynamics of regional economies and economic development |
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225 | (7) |
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5.2.1 The anchors of regional economic development |
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225 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Deeper economic integration in the EU |
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227 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Factors determining the level of economic integration in an economic zone |
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228 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Measuring economic integration |
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230 | (2) |
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5.3 The Heckscher-Ohlin model |
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232 | (9) |
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232 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Fundamentals and mechanics of the model |
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232 | (1) |
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5.3.2.1 The H--O model and Ricardo's comparative advantage |
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233 | (1) |
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5.3.2.2 Assumptions of the H--O model |
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234 | (2) |
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5.3.2.3 Mechanisms of the H--O model |
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236 | (5) |
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241 | (8) |
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5.4.1 General evaluation of the H--O model |
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241 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Evaluation of the H--O model in the context of Pigovian taxes |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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5.4.2.2 The paradigm of Pigovian taxes in a regional context |
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242 | (5) |
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5.4.3 Expanding the catalog of externalities |
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247 | (1) |
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5.4.4 Policy implications and opportunities |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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6 A Pigovian Approach in a Globalizing Financial Industry |
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251 | (74) |
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251 | (2) |
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6.2 The financial sector and its regulatory straitjacket |
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253 | (2) |
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6.3 Neoliberalism and the banking sector |
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255 | (2) |
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6.4 The financial sector and taxation |
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257 | (5) |
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259 | (2) |
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6.4.2 The financial transaction tax |
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261 | (1) |
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6.5 Externalities in the financial sector and the options to address |
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262 | (11) |
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6.5.1 Externalities in the financial sector |
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262 | (1) |
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6.5.1.1 The DNA of a bank and its externality-causing activities |
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262 | (1) |
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6.5.1.2 Options to address externalities in the financial sector |
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263 | (2) |
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6.5.2 Evaluation of bank taxation models and expected outcome |
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265 | (4) |
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6.5.3 Inadequacy of the current bank levies |
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269 | (1) |
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6.5.3.1 Financial transaction tax |
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269 | (3) |
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6.5.3.2 Bonus tax and general bank levies |
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272 | (1) |
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6.6 A Pigovian tax model for the financial industry |
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273 | (28) |
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273 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Taxing systemic risk in the FI industry |
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274 | (1) |
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6.6.2.1 Conceptualization of systemic risk |
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274 | (2) |
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6.6.2.2 The definition of a systemically important FI (SIFI) |
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276 | (1) |
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6.6.2.3 Taxing systemically important FIs |
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277 | (7) |
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6.6.3 Taxing firm-specific risk in the FI industry |
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284 | (1) |
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6.6.3.1 Credit (risk) transformation |
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285 | (2) |
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6.6.3.2 Maturity (or duration) risk transformation |
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287 | (2) |
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6.6.3.3 Risk transformation |
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289 | (3) |
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6.6.3.4 Liquidity exposure in the FI sector |
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292 | (5) |
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6.6.3.5 Leverage-induced externalities |
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297 | (4) |
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6.6.3.6 Volatility-inducing externalities |
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301 | (1) |
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6.7 Pigovian taxes and the shadow banking industry |
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301 | (11) |
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301 | (3) |
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304 | (3) |
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6.7.3 The repo market and securities lending |
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307 | (3) |
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6.7.4 Rehypothecation and collateral lending |
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310 | (2) |
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6.7.5 Shadow banking as market-based financing |
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312 | (1) |
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6.8 Pigovian taxes as a macro-prudential tool |
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312 | (6) |
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312 | (1) |
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6.8.2 Managing credit booms and busts |
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313 | (2) |
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6.8.3 Managing (cross-border) capital flows |
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315 | (3) |
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6.9 Financialization as the neoliberal tool to penetrate non-economic spheres of life |
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318 | (4) |
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322 | (3) |
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325 | (22) |
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7.1 Initial considerations |
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325 | (3) |
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7.2 The (Pigovian) tax dimension in a neoliberal state infrastructure |
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328 | (4) |
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7.3 The research questions |
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332 | (4) |
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7.4 The financial industry and Pigovian taxes in a globalizing world |
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336 | (3) |
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7.5 The European dimension in this study |
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339 | (2) |
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7.6 Redefining the role of taxation going forward |
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341 | (3) |
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7.7 Scope for further research |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (2) |
Notes |
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Index |
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