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From containment to rationalization : increasing public expenditure efficiency in France
Hallaert, Jean-Jacques; Queyranne, Maximilien - 2016
Achieving France's medium-term fiscal targets will require significant expenditure efforts. This paper identifies areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436803
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Demand patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium : can we explain the differences?
Lebrun, Igor; Pérez Ruiz, Esther - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010441770
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Retail Bank Interest Rate Pass-Through : Is Chile Atypical?
Rebucci, Alessandro - 2003
This paper investigates empirically the pass-through of money market interest rates to retail banking interest rates in Chile, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and five European countries. Overall, Chile''s pass-through does not appear atypical. Based on a standard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399635
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Demand Patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium : Can We Explain the Differences?
Lebrun, Igor - 2014
core. This paper puts recent demand patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium into historical perspective. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014411522
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Destabilizing the global monetary system : Germany's adoption of the gold standard in the early 1870s
Wiegand, Johannes - 2019
France, which would have severed the link between gold and silver currencies. Without reform, Germany would thus have risked … accommodation, however. Victory in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71 allowed Germany to force accommodation, but only until France … bimetallism, as it prevented France from derailing Germany's reform ex-post …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009318
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Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? : a case study analysis
Balasubramanian, Sriram; Bounader, Lahcen; Bricco, Jana; … - 2021
Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? We look at four key case studies across advanced and emerging markets-the Nordics, India, Brazil, and Egypt-to try to answer this question. We highlight qualitatively in these countries the key components of inclusive growth models,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605019
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Guaranteed minimum income schemes in Europe : landscape and design
Coady, David P.; Jahan, Samir; Matsumoto, Riki; Shang, … - 2021
This paper provides an overview of the design of means-tested Guaranteed Minimum Income schemes, which constitute an important component of social protection systems in European countries. It discusses how key design features differ across countries, including how countries balance the primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605683
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Winning the war? : new evidence on the measurement and the determinants of poverty in the United States
Bergant, Katharina; Medici, Andrea; Weber, Anke - 2022
Using micro-data from household expenditure surveys, we document the evolution of consumption poverty in the United States over the last four decades. Employing a price index that appears appropriate for low income households, we show that poverty has not declined materially since the 1980s and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170588
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Burkina Faso : policies to protect the poor from the impact of food and energy price increases
Arze del Granado, Javier; Adenauer, Isabell - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009423211
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Social programs and formal employment : evidence from the Brazilian Bolsa Família Program
Fruttero, Anna; Leichsenring, Alexandre Ribeiro; Paiva, … - 2020
eligibility rule of the Bolsa Familia program in Brazil, one of the oldest and largest conditional cash transfers in the world, to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252007