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Is it Worth all the Trouble? The Costs and Benefits of Antitrust Enforcement
Hüschelrath, Kai - 2008
United States and the Netherlands. The analysis differentiates between an aggregate level approach which basically focuses on … United States and the Netherlands that the realised benefits overtop the realised costs by far as long as overcharges … cannot cover the derived cost estimate for the United States and the Netherlands. …
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The Costs and Benefits of Providing Open Space in Cities
Rouwendal, Jan; van der Straaten, J. Willemijn - 2008
Although many researchers have investigated the value of open space in cities, few of them have compared them to the costs of providing this amenity. In this paper, we use the monocentric model of a city to derive a simple cost-benefit rule for the optimal provision of open space. The rule is...
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Predicting Travel Time Variability for Cost-Benefit Analysis
Peer, Stefanie; Koopmans, Carl; Verhoef, Erik T. - 2010
Unreliable travel times cause substantial costs to travelers. Nevertheless, they are not taken into account in many cost-benefit-analyses (CBA), or only in very rough ways. This paper aims at providing simple rules on how variability can be predicted, based on travel time data from Dutch...
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Composite Valuation of Immaterial Damage in Flooding: Value of Statistical Life, Value of Statistical Evacuation and Value of Statistical Injury
Bockarjova, Marija; Rietveld, Piet; Verhoef, Erik T. - 2012
Netherlands, a higher value of VOSL forthcoming from this research would imply 'underprotection' under current conditions. Another …
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Returning to Surplus: New Zealand's Post-GFC Fiscal Consolidation Experience
Bose, Dhritidyuti; Philip, Renee; Sullivan, Richard - 2016
New Zealand's fiscal outlook deteriorated following the Global Financial Crisis, and in late 2008 fiscal projections showed net government debt in New Zealand increasing from 5% of GDP to around 40% within 10 years, mostly reflecting permanently lower expectations for future tax revenue. These...
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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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A disaggregated framework for the analysis of structural developments in public finances
Kremer, Jana; Braz, Cláudia Rodrigues; Brosens, Teunis; … - 2006
standardised to be used in multi-country studies. Here, it is applied to Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and … countries except Finland. In Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, both revenue and expenditure contributed to the deterioration …
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Challenges and trajectories of fiscal policy and PFM reform in CEE/CIS
Andjelkovic, Branka; Chubrik, Alexandr; Dabrowski, Marek; … - 2010
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of fiscal policies and PFM reforms in 7 countries in the Western Balkans and 12 countries in the CIS, including major macroeconomic and poverty trends, fiscal policy, the size and role of the public sector, public expenditure management and its...
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The impact of fiscal rules on public finances: Theory and empirical evidence for the Euro area
Marneffe, Wim; van Aarle, Bas; van der Wielen, Wouter; … - 2010
This paper presents a review of the most significant fiscal rules policymakers can choose from. The insights from this review are then applied to the current budgetary situation of the European Union. In the European Union, the supranational Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) should provide the...
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