In einem empirischen und drei theoretischen Aufsätzen befassen sich die Autoren des vorliegenden Bandes mit verschiedenen Aspekten der Steuerhinterziehung.Friedrich Schneider liefert eine umfassende Schätzung des Umfangs der Schattenwirtschaft in allen Erdteilen sowie eine Übersicht über die...

Rudolf Oster gibt eine umfassende Übersicht über die Auswirkungen von Umlagen im Finanzausgleich zwischen den Kommunen. Die weiteren Beiträge behandeln Auswirkungen der Gewinnbesteuerung. Christian Keuschnigg zeigt, daß Investitionen im Inland gehemmt werden können und Kapital ins Ausland...

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...

This paper investigates the average impact of government debt on per-capita GDP growth in twelve euro area countries over a period of about 40 years starting in 1970. It finds a non-linear impact of debt on growth with a turning point—beyond which the government debt-to-GDP ratio has a...

The financial crisis of 2008/2009 has left European economies with a sizeable public debt stock bringing back the question what factors help to reduce these fiscal imbalances. Using data for the period 1985-2009 this paper identifies factors determining major public debt reductions. On average,...

Abstract This paper conducts an empirical investigation of the effects of temporary versus persistent fiscal policy shocks. Using data from the US I show that short lived fiscal expansions have a positive effect on output and consumption; while persistent fiscal shocks generate negative effects...

EMU driven interest rate convergence has led to a significant reduction of borrowing costs for some European governments in the second half of the nineties. The paper deals with the possible consequences for deficit behaviour. Although the impact of interest rates on deficits is a crucial...

We consider a dynamic general equilibrium model with collective wage bargaining and investigate how unemployment dynamics are affected by two types of budgetary policies. In line with traditional reasoning, a balanced-budget rule amplifies fluctuations in the short run, whereas an...

In economic discussions, currency board systems are frequently described as arrangements with self-binding character to the monetary authorities by their strict rules and establishments by law. Hard pegs and especially currency boards are often seen as remedies to overcome economic and financial...