income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 48 per cent of the shock are … absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of … 26 to 35 per cent in the EU and 19 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic stabilizers …

approach to characterize the redistributive preferences embodied in the welfare systems of 17 EU countries and the US. Implicit …

affected the cushioning of income shocks in the Euro zone and the EU-27 in the period 2007-2014. We propose a new summary …

), common economic interests, and a shared identity influences altruism, reciprocity and trust of EU citizens. We find that … priming the COVID-19 pandemic increases altruism and reciprocity towards compatriots, citizens of other EU countries, and non-EU …

We present a novel approach for analyzing the effects of EU cohesion policy on local economic activity. For all … municipalities in the border area of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, we collect project-level data on EU funding in the … of a higher amount of EU funding is associated with increased economic activity at the municipal level. Our paper …