Macro cross-country data and micro US county data indicate that resource rich regions have small and productive manufacturing sectors and large and unproductive non-manufacturing sectors. We suggest a process of specialization to explain these facts. Windfall revenue induces labor to move from...

A fundamental and highly relevant question for climate policy design is whether price controls, such as CO2 taxes, or quantity restrictions, such as emission quotas, should be preferred. This paper shows that as the reach of climate policies is limited either geographically or in terms of...

During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems, Austria's system grew below average- a...