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A reexamination of welfare states from an institutional perspective
Sasaki, Norio - In: Journal of Economic Studies 33 (2006) September, pp. 189-205
Japan's case, and to give a literary examination of that kind of thoughts in modern economics and theory of public finance …. Design/methodology/approach – Compares neo-institutional economics and fiscal sociology about the role of a government, using … recent fiscal data of developed countries. Findings – For neo-institutional economics it is difficult to explain “welfare …
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A reexamination of welfare states from an institutional perspective
Sasaki, Norio - In: Journal of Economic Studies 33 (2006) 3, pp. 189-205
Japan's case, and to give a literary examination of that kind of thoughts in modern economics and theory of public finance …. Design/methodology/approach – Compares neo‐institutional economics and fiscal sociology about the role of a government, using … recent fiscal data of developed countries. Findings – For neo‐institutional economics it is difficult to explain “welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863112
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Beyond competing theories of the hidden economy: Some lessons from Moscow
Williams, Colin C.; Round, John - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) May, pp. 171-185
Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate critically the validity of rival theorisations of the hidden economy that variously read this sphere as a leftover from a previous era, a by-product of a new emergent form of capitalism, a complement to formal employment or an alternative to the formal...
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The Choice of Income Tax Progression
Creedy, John - In: Journal of Economic Studies 17 (1990) 6, pp. 5-13
This article examines income tax progression as a mechanism for achieving the intertemporal adjustments of earnings profiles. With a rising income profile, the preference for progression arises from the market (borrowing) rate of interest exceeding the rate at which the government borrows. For a...
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Do Self-fulfilling Expectations of Currency Devaluation Improve the Balance of Payments?
Lai, Ching-chong; Chang, Wen-ya - In: Journal of Economic Studies 19 (1992) September, pp. 48-57
Analyses how the status of balance of payments follows se\ill\ fulfilling expectations of currency devaluation. It is found that before a currency devaluation, whether the economy w\ill\ experience a balance-of-payments surplus or deficit crucial depends on the degree of capital mobility.
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Cheap Food and Resource Allocation in Central America
Reinert, Kenneth A. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 18 (1991) May, pp. 4-21
During the 1950-1979 period, the governments of Central America often pursued “cheap-food” policies. A general-equilibrium model is employed to show how these policies contributed to the resource-allocation patterns observed in the region during this period. The model also shows how...
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A Monetary Model of the Parallel Market for Foreign Exchange
Agénor, Pierre-Richard - In: Journal of Economic Studies 18 (1991) September, pp. 4-18
Develops and tests a monetary model of the parallel market for foreign exchange which incorporates forward-looking expectations and currency substitution features. Econometric results using quarterly data for a group of 12 developing countries show that changes in official exchange rates and...
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An Economic Analysis of a Cross-market Subsidy Scheme for Morocco's Food Grain Sector
Azzam, Azzeddine M.; Britel, Amal - In: Journal of Economic Studies 19 (1992) October, pp. 55-72
To contribute to the economic understanding of alternative food-grain policy options for Morocco, examines the fiscal implications of instituting, in addition to the current soft wheat subsidy, a consumer and producer subsidy in the related markets of hard wheat and barley. Subsidizing the two...
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Industry Characteristics and Scale Economies as Sources of Intra-industry Trade
Farrell, Michael J. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 18 (1991) September, pp. 36-58
1982 US intra-industry trade (IIT) for 308 four-digit manufacturing products is related to industry characteristics in a cross-section regression study of the sources of two-way trade. Results indicate the empirical relevance of models which present IIT as the result of international external...
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Cointegration: An Introduction to the Literature
Perman, Roger - In: Journal of Economic Studies 18 (1991) September, pp. 3-30
An overview of the cointegration approach to econometric specification and estimation is provided. A non-technical approach is adopted, and is intended to serve as an entry into this important new literature for the reader with no background knowledge of the subject but with some limited...
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