Insufficiency of Taxation to Explain Spain's vs. Germany's Labor Market Performance
While higher taxation in Spain contributed to its poor labor market performance by shifting the price-setting (PS) curve down and reducing wages, this factor alone is not a complete explanation. A simple comparison reveals this inadequacy, as Germany, which performed much better, had even higher tax rates during the same period.
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