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This paper examines effects of political ideology of a governing party on fiscal outcomes, using data from eight Central and Eastern European countries in the 2001-2017 period. The analysis shows that there is a statistically significant effect of conservative governments on fiscal variables,...
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This paper examines effects of political ideology of a governing party on fiscal outcomes, using data from eight Central and Eastern European countries in the 2001-2017 period. The analysis shows that there is a statistically significant effect of conservative governments on fiscal variables,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389255
Early in their formation, modern nation-states face internal conflicts that impede their economic development. This paper examines the role of national identity in helping modern states overcome such conflicts to provide public goods and grow. We develop a model in which the population can...
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Die deutsche Wirtschaft wurde 2022 in besonderem Maße von Russlands Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine getroffen. Aufgrund ihrer starken Exportabhängigkeit fielen die hohen Energiepreise, die schwächelnde Weltkonjunktur und gestörte Lieferketten besonders stark ins Gewicht. Umso beeindruckender...
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The expansion of welfare-state arrangements is seen as the result of dynamic interaction between market behaviour and political behaviour, often with considerable time lags, sometimes generating either virtuous or vicious circles. Such interaction may also involve induced (endogenous) changes in...
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Bei gleichzeitig steigender Sozialleistungsquote ist der Anteil der umlagefinanzierten gesetzlichen Sozialversicherung - ohne die Ausgaben der Bundesagentur für Arbeit - von 43 Prozent im Jahr 1970 auf zuletzt 59,1 Prozent gestiegen. Angesichts des demografischen Wandels erweist sich diese...
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The international development debate is increasingly referring to the notion of the "social contract" - often, however, without a clear definition of the term and its implications. We therefore make a suggestion for measuring at least some elements of social contracts in order to make it easier...
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In the nineties, the German economy grew about half a percentage point less than the rest of the European Monetary Union (EMU). The paper deals with differences in fiscal policy as a potential reason for this. At least a part of the “growth gap” between Germany and the rest of the EMU can be...
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In 1974 Britain elected a Labour government pledged to expand public spending significantly. Labour followed its programme for two years, but after that began to cut both government spending and taxation, anticipating the post-1979 Conservative agenda. This paper examines the history of this...
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This paper surveys selected themes in the political economy of policymaking in Latin America, with an emphasis on recent research focusing on actual decision and implementation processes, and on the political institutions and state and social actors involved in those processes. In particular,...
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