Using non-linear methods, this paper finds that existing estimates of government spending multipliers in expansion and … recession may yield biased results by ignoring whether government spending is increasing or decreasing. For industrial countries …, the problem originates in the fact that, contrary to one's priors, it is not always the case that government spending is …

Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of …

Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of …

Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption. This …

absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption. The latest …

enterprises (SMEs). In this framework, lending technologies are the key conduit through which government policies and national …

policies of the current government could be improved (Matheson et al. 2007). This paper examines an attempt to de … government officials and experts as well as legal acts, available documents, articles, and personal interviews. The paper …

so requires information on the nature and magnitude of market failures on the one hand, and government's capacity to …

of the government to change the size and structure of the public budget in the short term. Budget rigidities stem from …This paper studies whether budget rigidities affect the probability of countries getting into fiscal distress and … reduce the likelihood of governments performing fiscal adjustments. Budget rigidities are constraints that limit the ability …