We extend the `rational-partisan' model of inflation to allow for the effects of unemployment persistence on the … to the failure of political parties to precommit to price stability, in the light of unemployment persistence. Elections …

these goals through the underground economy, by evading taxes and union rules in small private enterprises, but it is …

distribution of illiteracy and infant mortality. Across provinces and within provinces, between rural and urban areas and within …

employment and unemployment. We use a model that features both frictions and an operative labor supply margin to examine the … robustness of this feature to the inclusion of a empirically reasonable labor supply channel. The response of unemployment to … to taxes. …

This paper systematically examines the role of fiscal policy, trade and energy taxes on environmental quality in Europe … policies and energy taxes are effective in reducing the concentration of certain pollutants through different mechanisms. We … of ozone, perhaps the most difficult to control pollutant. Finally, energy taxes appear to have an important effect in …

The paper presents evidence of an upward ratchet in transfers and taxes in the U.S. around World-War II. This finding …

This paper evaluates the effect of excise taxes and bans on smoking in public places on the exposure to tobacco smoke … reach two important conclusions. First, excise taxes have a significant effect on passive smoking. Second, smoking bans have …