Portugal : Selected Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Monetary Fund.

Contributor:

International Monetary Fund.

Series:

IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/342

IMF Staff Country Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exports--Portugal.

Exports.

Taxation--Portugal.

Taxation.

Labor market--Portugal.

Labor market.

Competition--Portugal.

Competition.

Portugal--Economic policy.

Portugal.

Portugal--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (34 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Portugal’s export performance in 2006 and assesses whether it might augur a sustained recovery. The paper examines the factors underlying the recent export rebound, and searches for signs of fundamental changes in structures of the export industries during the last decade. It highlights the importance of labor market flexibility. Using a four-country version of the IMF Global Economic Model, the paper attempts to illustrate the benefits of labor market reform to help close the competitiveness gap.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; I. Portugal's Export Rebound in 2006: Recovery or Blip?; A. Introduction; B. What Explains the Export Rebound since 2006?; C. Recent Trends in the Export Sector; D. Conclusion; References; II. Making Portugal's Tax System More Pro-Growth; A. Background; Figures; 1. Portugal: Tax Burden and Composition, 2005; B. Tax Policy; Boxes; 1. Characteristics of Pro-Growth Tax System; C. Domestic Tax Administration; D. Conclusion; Appendixes; I. Main Features of the Portuguese Tax System; References; III. The Importance of Labor Market Flexibility in Regaining Competitiveness

A. Introduction B. The Importance of Labor Market Flexibility; C. The Flexibility of Portugal's Labor Market; D. Quantifying the Benefits of Labor Market Reform; 2. The Impact of Reform in Labor, Goods, and Services Markets in Portugal; 3. The Impact of Labor and Product Market Reforms in Portugal; E. Concluding Remarks; References

Notes:

"October 2007"--Cover.

"Prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613734518

9781455270170

1455270172

9781451991949

1451991940

9781280893209

1280893206

9781452730592

1452730598

OCLC:

568151290