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Reactivity in economic science
Frey, Bruno S. - 2017
matter of course that economics should become a natural science. Such a characterization misses an essential aspect of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011700543
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Tax-benefit systems in Europe and the US : between equity and efficiency
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Neumann, Dirk; … - 2011
Whether observed differences in redistributive policies across countries are the result of differences in social preferences or efficiency constraints is an important question that paves the debate about the optimality of welfare regimes. To shed new light on this question, we estimate labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240828
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The renaissance of ordoliberalism in the 1970s and 1980s
Krieger, Tim; Nientiedt, Daniel - 2023
imported from the English-speaking world. The crisis in Keynesian economics in the mid-1970s led to what has been described as … academic economics, ordoliberal concepts were used to inform debates about pressing issues of the day such as unemployment … programs such as the new institutional economics or constitutional economics. The paper argues that the renaissance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014304519
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What should fiscal councils do?
Calmfors, Lars; Wren-Lewis, Simon - 2011
The paper analyses theoretically what role fiscal councils could play and surveys empirically the activities of existing councils. Case studies of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council and the UK Office for Budget Responsibility are done. It is concluded that fiscal councils should be advisory,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011182
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Ordoliberalism, pragmatism and the Eurozone crisis : how the German tradition shaped economic policy in Europe
Feld, Lars P.; Köhler, Ekkehard A.; Nientiedt, Daniel - 2015 - This version: May 18, 2015
economic constitution for Europe in which several pillars supposedly aim at ensuring sound money in the Eurozone. The policies … unconventional monetary policy in Europe show that German economic policy largely responded pragmatically to the challenges offered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528303
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The macroeconomic policy challenges of balance sheet recession : lessons from Japan for the European crisis
Schnabl, Gunther - 2013
The paper compares the boom-and-bust cycles in Japan and Europe with respect to the reasons for excessive booms, the … well as gradual real income losses, the economic policy implication for Japan and Europe is the timely exit from the … current crisis therapies. -- Japan ; Europe ; bubble economy ; European crisis ; low interest rate policy ; government debt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009743745
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The role of economic uncertainty in rising populism in the EU
Gozgor, Giray - 2020
This paper examines the impact of economic uncertainty shocks on the populist voting behavior in the panel dataset of 24 European Union (EU) countries for the period from 1980 to 2020. In so doing, we focus on the shares of total populism, right-wing populism, and left-wing populism votes as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012263395
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The long-term impact of paid parental leave on maternal health and subjective well-being
2023
This paper studies the long-term impact of a paid parental leave reform in former East Germany in 1986 on maternal physical and mental health and subjective well-being. The reform extended paid leave for first-time mothers by six months to a maximum of twelve months. I use representative survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014228411
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Social welfare and coercion in public finance
Winer, Stanley L. (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper develops an expanded framework for social planning in which the existence of coercion is explicitly acknowledged. Key issues concern the precise definition of coercion for individuals and in the aggregate, its difference from redistribution, and its incorporation into normative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003791813
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Reforming pensions
Barr, Nicholas A.; Diamond, Peter A. - 2009
This article, based on two books (2008, forthcoming), sets out principles for pension design: pension systems have multiple objectives, analysis should consider the pension system as a whole, analysis should be in a second-best context, different systems share risks differently and have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806720