April 12, 2022

Variables 1

  • 2001-2019 Panel Data, N = 357
  • primarily OECD
Variable Description Source
UR Annual Harmonized Unemployment Rate OECD 2022a
TAXCORP Tax on Corporate Profits, % GDP OECD 2022b
EP Employment Protection. Instrumented OECD 2022c
BRR Benefit Replacement Rate, % OECD 2022d
PSLM Public Spending on Labor Markets, %GDP OECD 2022e

Variables 2

-World Bank for GDP deflator

Variable Description Source
UD Union Density Ratio OECD 2022F
CBC Union Coverage Index, Instrumented OECD 2022g
WSC Wage Setting Cordination, Instrumented OECD 2022h
TT Total Tax Revenue, %GDP OECD 2022i
I Change in Inflation, GDP Deflator World Bank 2022

Exploration 1

  • Summary Stats by Country, stats in tooltip

Exploration 2

  • Summary Stats in the tooltip

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Conclusion

  • Data Exploration will guide our specification.
  • Hypothesis: The Effect of Corporate Taxation on Unemployment is Negative and Statistically Significant
  • Next Step: Specification, Regression, Interpretation
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