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Public Transfers in NTA Countries. Tim Miller Nov 5, 2007 Fifth Annual NTA Seminar and Workshop. Why isn’t Gretchen giving this presentation?. Public Transfers. A look at patterns among countries. Focus on individual countries.
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Public Transfers in NTA Countries Tim Miller Nov 5, 2007 Fifth Annual NTA Seminar and Workshop
Public Transfers • A look at patterns among countries. • Focus on individual countries. • While pattern of LCD is remarkably similar across countries, patterns of Public Sector Transfers are quite varied. • Do these differences reflect differences among the countries (e.g. policy differences) • or different estimation/classification methods among the country teams?
Looking at the large variation across NTA countries. We are all outliers!
Some uses of Public Sector NTAs. • International typologies. • Budget forecasts. • Intergenerational equity. • Intragenerational equity (e.g., Gender, Education).