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European Fiscal Union: What Is It? Does It Work? And Are There Really 'No Alternatives'?
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas - 2012
The view is widespread that there are just two options for the future of the Eurozone - either it is complemented by a fiscal union, or it will fall apart. In this paper, we discuss five possible elements of a fiscal union, of which three are in the centre of the current debate on fiscal union...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331439
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Fiscal union in Europe? : redistributive and stabilising effects of an EU tax-benefit system
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; … - 2012
study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit … countries. These effects depend on income levels and the structures of the existing national tax and transfer systems. The EU …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009545267
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European fiscal union : what is it?, does it work?, and are there really ‘no alternatives’?
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas - 2012
The view is widespread that there are just two options for the future of the Eurozone – either it is complemented by a fiscal union, or it will fall apart. In this paper, we discuss five possible elements of a fiscal union, of which three are in the centre of the current debate on fiscal union...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009525226
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An unemployment insurance scheme for the euro area? : a comparison of different alternatives using micro data
Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Neumann, Dirk; Peichl, … - 2015
We analyze different options for the design of a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Running counterfactual simulations based on micro data for the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011375679
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Analysing determinants of match attendance in the European Rugby Cup
Hogan, Vincent; Massey, Patrick; Massey, Shane - 2012
The economic literature on professional sports leagues suggests supporters' utility depends on uncertainty of outcome (competitive balance) and the quality of play. Unlike soccer, where the Champions League is dominated by teams from larger countries, our analysis indicates that the ERC exhibits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733728
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Competitive balance and match attendance in European rugby union leagues
Hogan, Vincent; Massey, Patrick; Massey, Shane - 2012
The paper analyses the impact of the relatively belated move to professionalism in Rugby Union. We use data on match attendance for 3,667 fixtures in European club Rugby over 15 seasons to estimate the effect of competitive balance on attendance. We find that (short- and medium-term) competitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733752
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Fiscal union in Europe? : redistributive and stabilising effects of an EU tax-benefit system
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; … - 2012
study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit … countries. These effects depend on income levels and the structures of the existing national tax and transfer systems. The EU …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009667120
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Fiscal union in Europe? : redistributive and stabilising effects of a European tax-benefit system and fiscal equalisation mechanism
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009719330
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Fiscal integration in the Eurozone : economic effects of two key scenarios
Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Neumann, Dirk; Peichl, … - 2014
The 2008-09 crisis has shown that some euro area member countries were unable to sufficiently stabilize their economies which has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. In this paper, we analyze the redistributive and stabilizing effects of two scenarios of fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010234019
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Are restrictions of competition by sports associations horizontal or vertical in nature?
Budzinski, Oliver; Szymanski, Stefan - 2014
In this paper, we discuss from an economic perspective two alternative views of restrictions of competition by sports associations. The horizontal approach views such restrictions as an agreement among the participants of a sports league with the sports association merely representing an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257231