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Estimation of the TFP gap for the largest five EMU countries

Carstensen, Kai; Kießner, Felix; Rossian, Thies - 2023

In this paper we augment the Bayesian unobserved components model of the EU Commission to estimate the cyclical …, consider the usual autumn forecast of the EU Commission in October of a year T. For the last two "in-sample" years T − 2 and T … two "out-of-sample" years T + 1 and T + 2 also considered relevant by the EU Commission are quantitatively smaller (up to …

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Terrorism and misperceptions : evidence from Europe

Arin, Kerim Peren; Khalil, Umair; Mazrekaj, Deni; Thum, … - 2023

How does exposure to Islamist terrorism change perceptions of the share of Muslims and immigrants? We conduct a large-scale survey that measures misperceptions towards minority groups in four European countries. Our results show that terror attacks in the past increased misperceptions of the...

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The effects of cash for clunkers on local air quality

Helm, Ines; Koch, Nikolas; Rohlf, Alexander - 2023

We study the effects of a large car scrappage scheme in Germany on new car purchases and local air quality by combining vehicle registration data with data on local air pollutant emissions. For identification we exploit cross-sectional variation across districts in the number of cars eligible...

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Social organizations and political institutions : why China and Europe diverged

Mokyr, Joel; Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2023

This paper discusses the historical and social origins of the bifurcation in the political institutions of China and Western Europe. An important factor, recognized in the literature, is that China centralized state institutions very early on, while Europe remained politically fragmented for...

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The pressure is on : how geopolitical tensions impact institutional fiscal and external stability responses

Afonso, António; Alves, José; Monteiro, Sofia - 2024

coefficients for the EU for 27 economies between 2001Q4 and 2022Q3. While fiscal sustainability coefficients derive from the …

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Mobility responses to special tax regimes for the super-rich : evidence from Switzerland

Baselgia, Enea; Martínez, Isabel - 2024

We use a novel rich-list data set to estimate the sensitivity of the location choice of superrich foreigners to a special tax regime, under which wealthy foreigners are taxed on their living expenses, rather than their true income and wealth. We are the first to evaluate this controversial Swiss...

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Measures against carbon leakage : combining output-based allocation with consumption taxes

Böhringer, Christoph; Rosendahl, Knut Einar; … - 2024

Countries with ambitious climate targets are concerned about carbon leakage to countries with more lenient or no carbon pricing. A common policy measure against leakage is output-based allocation of emissions allowances, whose effectiveness could be further enhanced by consumption taxes levied...

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Principles for pareto efficient border carbon adjustment

Keen, Michael; Kotsogiannēs, Chrēstos - 2024

Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanisms (BCAMs) are becoming reality in the EU and elsewhere, and recur—in very different …

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European funds and green public procurement

Nicolas, Ruben; Titl, Vitezslav; Schotanus, Fredo - 2024

stimulate the sustainable economic development of EU Member States. The ESIF budget is about 90 billion euros annually and ESIF …

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