-economy income convergence. Where RCK predicts partial income and consumption convergence between open economies Solow predicts full … convergence. This paper presents, by a small modification of the savings behavior in the Solow model, a framework that matches RCK … country size; that income growth will be a U-shaped function of initial income thus creating differentiated convergence; and …

This paper tests whether the Ricardian Equivalence proposition holds in a life cycle consumption laboratory experiment … not hold in general. Our results suggest that taxation has a significant and strong impact on consumption choice. Over the … life cycle, a tax relief increases consumption on average by about 22% of the tax rebate. A tax increase causes consumption …

This paper tests whether the Ricardian Equivalence proposition holds in a life cycle consumption laboratory experiment … not hold in general. Our results suggest that taxation has a significant and strong impact on consumption choice. Over the … life cycle, a tax relief increases consumption on average by about 22% of the tax rebate. A tax increase causes consumption …

This paper tests whether the Ricardian Equivalence proposition holds in a life cycle consumption laboratory experiment … not hold in general. Our results suggest that taxation has a significant and strong impact on consumption choice. Over the … life cycle, a tax relief increases consumption on average by about 22% of the tax rebate. A tax increase causes consumption …

, called the NATREX. The fundamentals are primarily social consumption/GDP, which is generally driven by fiscal policy, and the … productivity of the economy. Trends in social consumption/GDP, and in fiscal policy, reflected political regime changes in France …

This report revisits the growth and convergence performance of the 11 EU member states in Central, East and Southeast … growth. The findings show that convergence has significantly slowed since the global financial crisis, with value added …