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Direct democracy and local public finances under cooperative federalism
Asatryan, Zareh; Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Grigoriadis, … - 2013
This paper exploits the introduction of the right of referenda at the local level in the German state of Bavaria in 1995 to study the fiscal effects of direct democracy. In the first part of the paper, we establish the relationship between referenda activity and fiscal performance by using a new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009762810
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Do fiscal rules constrain fiscal policy? : a meta-regression-analysis
Heinemann, Friedrich; Moessinger, Marc-Daniel; Yeter, … - 2016
We implement a meta-regression-analysis for the budgetary impact of numerical fiscal rules. Based on 30 studies published in the last decade, we offer a consensus estimate with respect to the level of statistical significance, provide suggestive evidence for the effect size, and identify study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444762
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The costs of Greece's fiscal consolidation
Gechert, Sebastian; Rannenberg, Ansgar - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 84 (2015) 3, pp. 47-59
This policy brief reexamines the effects of the Greek austerity experiment on its economy via a counterfactual analysis. We combine the fiscal multipliers from the meta regression analysis in Gechert and Rannenberg (2014) to the fiscal consolidation measures that have been implemented in Greece...
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The evolving functions and organization of finance ministries
Allen, Richard; Hurcan, Yasemin; Murphy, Peter; … - 2015
There is relatively little literature that analyses the role, functions, and organization of finance ministries. The …’s history and institutional context. Over the past 30 years many finance ministries have moved from a “traditional” to an …’s–length agencies or line ministries. The paper describes the challenges facing developing countries in strengthening their finance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012692655
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Review of the public financial management reform : strategy for Pacific Island Countries, 2010-2020
Allen, Richard; El Rayess, Majdeline; Doherty, Laura; … - 2020
the period 2010-2020. The strategy was endorsed by the finance and economic ministers of the region (FEMM) in 2010. The … reforms and leadership by finance ministries are critical. PFTAC's advice is highly regarded across the region, and it could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012302044
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Direct democracy and local public finances under cooperative federalism
Asatryan, Zareh; Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Grigoriadis, … - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 119 (2017) 3, pp. 801-820
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011716991
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Do fiscal rules constrain fiscal policy? : a meta-regression-analysis
Heinemann, Friedrich; Moessinger, Marc-Daniel; Yeter, … - In: European journal of political economy 51 (2018), pp. 69-92
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News and views on public finances : a survey experiment
Behringer, Jan; Dräger, Lena; Dullien, Sebastian; … - 2024
We use novel German survey data to investigate how perceptions and information about public finances influence attitudes towards public debt and fiscal rules. On average, people strongly underestimate the debt-to-GDP ratio, overestimate the interest-to-tax-revenue ratio and favor a tighter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014485418
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News and views on public finances : a survey experiment
Behringer, Jan; Dräger, Lena; Dullien, Sebastian; … - 2024
We use novel German survey data to investigate how perceptions and information about public finances influence attitudes towards public debt and fiscal rules. On average, people strongly underestimate the debt-to-GDP ratio, overestimate the interest-to-tax-revenue ratio and favor a tighter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014450790
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News and views on public finances : a survey experiment
Behringer, Jan; Dräger, Lena; Dullien, Sebastian; … - 2024
We use novel German survey data to investigate how perceptions and information about public finances influence attitudes towards public debt and fiscal rules. On average, people strongly underestimate the debt-to-GDP ratio, overestimate the interest-to-tax-revenue ratio and favor a tighter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014456157