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Böheim, René; Mayr, Karin - 2005

We examine the effect of immigration on public spending from a theoretical (political economic) and an empirical … immigration increases or decreases public spending primarily depends on native's preferences for private versus public good … spending. We empirically test our theoretical hypotheses, the 'fiscal effect' and the 'anti-social effect' of immigration using …

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Immigration and public spending

Böheim, René; Mayr, Karin - 2005

We examine the effect of immigration on public spending from a theoretical (political economic) and an empirical … immigration increases or decreases public spending primarily depends on native’s preferences for private versus public good … spending. We empirically test our theoretical hypotheses, the `fiscal effect’ and the `anti-social effect’ of immigration using …

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Straßenverkehrssicherheit als wichtige Voraussetzung für nachhaltige Mobilität

Assing, Kai; Höhnscheid, Karl-Josef; Kranz, Thomas; … - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 79 (2010) 2, pp. 61-76

Verkehrssicherheit ist eine Grundvoraussetzung für nachhaltige Mobilität. Verkehrsunfälle haben - neben originären ethischen Aspekten - sowohl Einfluss auf die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, da sie Ressourcen binden und die Leistungsfähigkeit des Verkehrssystems beeinflussen als auch auf die...

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How can public expenditure improve households' sanitation behavior? Experience of the Swachh Bharat Mission in the Indian States

Nair J., Krishna; Mishra, Pulak; Rahut, Dil Bahadur - 2023

The social impact of sanitation is multifaceted. It has repercussions for health, education, and the local environment, as well as overall human development and economic growth. Unsafe sanitation poses environmental and health risks. In light of the health hazards, the Government of India has...

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Does aid improve public service delivery?

Wolf, Susanna - 2007

The expected increase in aid to Africa will put a big challenge for public service delivery. Using a simultaneous equation model, this paper provides an analysis of the effects of the volume and volatility of aid on education, health, water and sanitation outcomes, taking also into account the...

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Reforming public expenditure in industrialised countries: are there trade-offs?

Schuknecht, Ludger; Tanzi, Vito - 2005

In this paper, we show that, contrary to common beliefs, over the past two decades several countries were able to reduce public spending by remarkable amounts. These countries did not seem to have suffered from these large reductions either in a macroeconomic sense, or in terms of lower values...

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Expenditure reform in industrialised countries: a case study approach

Hauptmeier, Sebastian; Heipertz, Martin; Schuknecht, Ludger - 2006

This study examines reforms of public expenditure in industrialised countries over the past two decades. We distinguish ambitious and timid reformers and analyse in detail reform experiences in eight case studies of ambitious reform episodes. We find that ambitious reform countries reduce...

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The measurement of public goods: Lessons from 10 years of Atkinson in the United Kingdom

Foxton, Fred; Grice, Joseph; Heys, Richard; Lewis, James - In: Eurostat Review on National Accounts and Macroeconomic … (2019) 2, pp. 7-50

When considering issues of measuring welfare beyond gross domestic product (GDP), a key ongoing, but unfinished, agenda concerns how to measure the outputs of goods and services which are "free at the point of delivery". Public services such as schools and health services are major examples of...

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Europa muss den nächsten Schritt wagen: Delors-Plan 2.0. Eine neue Version für Europa

Hüther, Michael; Gerards Iglesias, Simon; Fremerey, Melinda - 2023

In den kommenden Jahren wird die bislang vom Westen geprägte Weltordnung des möglichst ungehinderten Austausches und des Multilateralismus an Einfluss verlieren, globale Institutionen werden es noch schwerer haben, ihrem Auftrag des Interessensausgleichs und der Förderung der internationalen...

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Has the time for a European job guarantee policy arrived?

Antonopoulos, Rania - 2023

As country after country in the European Union is called to respond to the current challenge of our time - high inflation and declining real wages - governments must engage in a transformative agenda and go beyond emergency energy vouchers and income support cashtransfers. And if the goal is to...

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