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The Philippine REGALA Experience

23 February 2018
Land is central to a country’s development and growth. Improved tenure security promotes social and economic development, while an efficient land market gains attraction from investors. Learn how the Support to Local Government Revenue Generation and Land Administration Reforms Project (REGALA)…

Introduction: Overview of Taxes on Property

22 February 2018
What is property tax and how does it affect economic growth? Certain features of the housing market affect the impact of taxation on economic efficiency, administrative and compliance costs, fairness, etc. Learn about the characteristics of the housing market and how to deal with property taxes.

Philippine Initiatives on the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

21 February 2018
This presentation shared how the Philippines is integrating the environmental dimensions of the SDGs, including the role of NEDA. It also highlighted logistical challenges in engaging different stakeholders as well as building adequate capacity for the evaluation of performance.

Broadening the Tax Base

20 February 2018
Read about tax expenditures and their revenue cost. Learn how to make tax expenditure reports. Tax expenditures and incentives are widely used in the real world, but most expenditures go far beyond market failures and externalities, and just translate political preferences. While tax expenditures…

Designing Good Tax Policy: A Primer

20 February 2018
An effective tax system allows governments to manage the business cycle through fiscal policy. Some of the objectives of taxation entail minimizing administrative and compliance costs, limiting tax avoidance and tax evasion opportunities, and reflecting simplicity. Download this presentation to…

Tax Policy Analysis and Evidence-Based Tax Reform: Key Indicators for Policy Analysis

20 February 2018
Macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators are useful in tax policy analysis as they provide understanding of the impact of taxes on the economy, and the decisions of individuals and corporations. When analyzing tax policies, it is important to use a range of indicators with complementary strengths…

The Role of Institutions in Development: A History of Thought and Analysis of the Country Performance Assessment Data

9 January 2018
Researchers have for a long time now emphasized the role of institutions in economic development. This presentation explains what led to the current thinking on the role of institutions in development and how that thinking has changed over time. It also uses data from the ADB's Country Performance…

Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Contemporary Debate

20 December 2017
The World Employment Social Outlook 2017 reveals that considerable job contraction happens in non-innovative low-skilled firms, suggesting an adverse impact on low-skilled workers. This means workers need to be more innovative to remain relevant in the labor force. Learn why entrepreneurship is…

Jobs and Technology: Implications for Education and Skills Development

13 December 2017
The development of skills—part of human capital—is an essential driver of economic growth and inclusion. Skills raise the productivity of workers, help build innovative capacity that sets the basis for developing and acquiring new technologies, and makes workers more adept at exploiting them.…

The Future of Work: Is This Time Different?

12 December 2017
What skills are most critical for future jobs in light of the rapid changes in technology and development in automation, artificial intelligence, and robots? How can low-skilled workers cope with technological advancement? In this presentation, Carl Benedikt Frey of Oxford Martin School, gives an…