Table 5.2

Intensity of Business Involvement, by Distribution of Costs

Short- or
long-term nature
of costs
Certainty of costs
Certain
Uncertain
Immediate
  • Changes in tax rates
  • Pension Reform
  • Privatization
  • Deregulation
  • Pension Privatization
  • Trade liberatization
  • Reregulation
  • Longer term
  • Future scheduled changes in taxes or pension benefits

  • Note: Shaded boxes indicate more intense business involvement.
    Source: Schneider (2005).