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E-Commerce and International Tax Planning

This paper investigates whether the increased flexibility afforded by e-commerce has allowed firms to increase their tax planning activities. We specifically address the incentives of firms to use exports rather than foreign subsidiary sales. Using proxies for e-commerce activity in both company-level and country-level tests, we find evidence consistent with greater sensitivity to tax incentive...

International confederation for cleft lip and palate and related craniofacial anomalies task force report: beyond eurocleft.

The assigned objective for the Task Force Beyond Eurocleft was "to make recommendations for initiations of local and/or participation in multi-national cleft outcome studies and consist of individuals from the European experience with cleft outcome studies (Scandcleft, Eurocleft) and those who have initiated, or intend to initiate, similar studies in other geographical areas." By May 2013 the T...

International confederation for cleft lip and palate and related craniofacial anomalies task force report: speech assessment.

This paper describes the outcome of the "Speech Assessment" Task Force of the 12th International Congress of the Confederation for Cleft Lip and Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies, held in 2013. This task force attempted to identify a draft set of professional competencies required by speech professionals for the perceptual evaluation of cleft palate speech. The task force also generated...

International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) 29th Triennial Conference, Durban, South Africa, 19-23 June 2011.

South Africa (SOMSA) are to be co event. With no organisational office This is the first time that the ICM Triennial Conference has been held in Africa and the hosts, the Society of Midwives of ngratulated on this excellent they produced a conference for 3,500 participants from 109 countries. The scientific programme was well planned and ran smoothly. The social events were inspiring and everyo...