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Why Brennan and Buchanan are wrong (after all)
Apolte, Thomas - 2007
In their book The Power to Tax, Brennan and Buchanan have pointed to a central weakness of the traditional theory of … public finance and especially of the theory of optimal taxation: This approach overlooked the problem of governmental power … theory appears to be once the problem of power is considered. Nevertheless, Brennan and Buchanan's suggestions for …
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An enabling mechanism for the creation, adjustment, and dissolution of states and governmental units
Hausken, Kjell; Knutsen, John F. - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 4 (2010) 2010-32, pp. 1-38
The article proposes an enabling mechanism for the creation, adjustment and dissolution of governmental units, giving autonomy to each individual as in a direct democracy. The mechanism is designed such that Pareto optimality is possible, in contrast to earlier models which make various...
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The economic effects of federalism and decentralization : a cross-country assessment
Voigt, Stefan; Blume, Lorenz - 2009
This paper explores the idea that institutional details matter and that attempts to estimate the economic effects of federalism by employing a simple dummy variable neglect potentially important institutional details. Based on a principal component analysis, seven aspects of both federalism and...
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Tullock challenges: Happiness, revolutions and democracy
Frey, Bruno S. - 2011
Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical 'Tullock Challenges'. The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook,...
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Tullock challenges: Happiness, revolutions and democracy
Frey, Bruno S. - 2011
Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical Tullock Challenges. The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316889
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Öffentliche Haushalte 2007/2008: Überschüsse horten - Investitionen stärken
Zinsmeister, Florian - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 41, pp. 585-596
Die positive konjunkturelle Entwicklung hat seit Anfang 2006 zu einem rasanten Rückgang der Defizite in den öffentlichen Haushalten geführt. Bereits im laufenden Jahr dürften Bund, Länder und Gemeinden einen Finanzierungsüberschuss von 7 Milliarden Euro erzielen (2006: -35,9 Milliarden...
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Öffentliche Haushalte 2008/2009: Pulver für Steuersenkungen bereits verschossen
Zinsmeister, Florian - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 37, pp. 532-543
Nach dem rasanten Rückgang der Defizite in den öffentlichen Haushalten kommt die Entwicklung des Budgetüberschusses nun auf niedrigem Niveau zum Stillstand. Im laufenden Jahr dürfte der Finanzierungsüberschuss von Bund, Ländern und Gemeinden 2,8 Milliarden Euro betragen (2007: 1,7...
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Öffentliche Haushalte stehen 2008/2009 auf der Kippe: Fünf Fragen an Florian Zinsmeister
Wittenberg, Erich; Zinsmeister, Florian - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 37, pp. 533
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Tax and Debt Financing the EU
Steinbach, Armin - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 6, pp. 311-314
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Budgetary Framework Reform in Green Transition in the EU and Germany
Botta, Fabio; Bender, Christian; Lenk, Thomas; Hesse, Mario - In: Intereconomics 59 (2024) 1, pp. 48-54
The proposal to amend Council Directive 2011/85/EU on the EU budgetary framework may result in changes in the role of environmental sustainability and explicitly the role of green budgeting in decision-making processes. While this topic is still in its infancy in Germany compared to other EU...
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