This paper explores the impact of political and institutional variables on public investment. Working with a sample of 80 presidential and parliamentary democracies between 1975 and 2012, we find that the rate of growth of public investment is higher at the beginning of electoral cycles and...

Achieving France's medium-term fiscal targets will require significant expenditure efforts. This paper identifies areas where there is scope for increasing expenditure efficiency, with a view to achieving higher quality and more sustainable fiscal consolidation. The methodology is based on a...

Angesichts der stark steigenden Zuzüge hat in Deutschland wieder eine gesellschaftliche Debatte darüber begonnen, was die richtige Zuwanderungspolitik ist, welche Vor- und Nachteile für das Land mit Zuwanderung verbunden sind und ob Migranten die öffentlichen Haushalte belasten, weil eine...

This paper provides an empirical analysis of how the frequency and severity of terrorism affect government revenue and expenditure during the period 1970-2013 using a panel dataset on 153 countries. We find that terrorism has only a marginal negative effect on tax revenue performance, after...