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Financing Bologna, the Internationally Mobile Students in European Higher Education
Gerard, Marcel - 2008
Despite the importance of the Bologna process for the mobility of students, and the further mobility of graduates, as well as for peace, growth and welfare in that area, nothing has been decided so far for the financing of internationally mobile students, so that the burden of that financing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012770440
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Higher Education Reform and the Renewed Lisbon Strategy : Role of Member States and the European Commission
van der Ploeg, Rick; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2021
recognition of qualifications and furthering the goals of the Bologna reforms, the EU should promote mobility of students …, researchers and teachers and open up national funding schemes. The EU should take more initiatives to fund research through the … Structural Funds and the funds for "Competitiveness for Growth and Development," invest in EU flagships and facilitate global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317226
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Bootstrap Panel Granger-Causality between Government Budget and External Deficits for the EU
Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - CESifo - 2009
period 1970-2007, for different EU and OECD country groupings. We use the panel-data approach of Kónya (2006), which is based … budget deficits to current account deficits for several EU countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051497
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Old Before Their Time : The Role of Employers in Retirement Decisions
Bello, Piera - 2016
relevance of the labor demand component in retirement decisions, we consider a trade liberalization between Switzerland and the … EU – the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). A vast literature suggests that these trade liberalizations induce firms to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000428
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Irreversible Investments, Dynamic Inconsistency and Policy Convergence
Hagen, Rune Jansen; Torsvik, Gaute - CESifo - 2007
We study a model where two parties, one from the left and one from the right, compete for position. The election is to be held in the near future and the outcome is uncertain. Prior to the election, the members of both parties nominate their prime ministerial candidates. Investors care about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406179
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Financing Bologna, the Internationally Mobile Students in European Higher Education
Gérard, Marcel - CESifo - 2008
Despite the importance of the Bologna process for the mobility of students, and the further mobility of graduates, as well as for peace, growth and welfare in that area, nothing has been decided so far for the financing of internationally mobile students, so that the burden of that financing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405967
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How much do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries?
Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2010
Existing growth research provides little explanation for the very large differences in long-run growth performance across OECD countries. We show that cognitive skills can account for growth differences within the OECD, whereas a range of economic institutions and quantitative measures of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727279
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Long-Term Interest Rates and Public Debt Maturity
Sakalauskaite, Ieva; Beetsma, Roel; Giuliodori, Massimo - CESifo - 2013
For a sample of sixteen OECD countries over the period 1980-2007 we show that, for given debt-GDP ratio, an increase in the maturity of the public debt by one year lowers its long-term interest rate by around 20-30 basis points. This effect is stronger for countries with higher average inflation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010697222
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Effects of Tax Depreciation Rules on Firms' Investment Decisions in an Inflationary Phase: Comparison of Net Present Values in Selected OECD Countries
Nam, Chang Woon - CESifo - 2001
This study compares incentive effects of various tax depreciation methods which are currently employed in selected OECD countries. Their generosity is determined on the basis of Samuelson’s true economic depreciation. For this purpose, the present value model is applied. The central issue is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765776
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A Third Benefit of Joint Non-OPEC Carbon Taxes: Transferring OPEC Monopoly Rent
Dong, Yan; Whalley, John - CESifo - 2009
This paper highlights the potential for joint OECD (or non-OPEC) carbon taxes to reduce OPEC’s monopoly rent and provide benefit to non-OPEC countries provided jointly agreed trigger strategies are adhered to. In traditional economic theory, the primary purpose of a carbon tax is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005010154