Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the revenue‐expenditure nexus in the case of the 15 members of the European Union. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a VECM framework to determine the causal ordering between these two macroeconomic aggregates. Findings –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a simple formula for determining a borrower's APR for mortgage loans after including the effects of mortgage interest tax deductions. Design/methodology/approach – This formula is derived by adjusting the APR provided by the lender for the...

Hong Kong and Singapore are characterized by rapid economic development and a high population density of 6,250 and 6,055 per km 2 land respectively. Land revenue is their major source of income to finance their public infrastructure and social services. Their design and collection of taxes on...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the use of importance‐performance analysis (IPA) as an evaluative technique for public management decision making. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a literature review of convention, exhibition and meeting management, a number of attributes were...

Purpose – Understanding the relationship between government revenue and government expenditure is important from a policy point of view, especially for a country like Fiji, which is suffering from persistent budget deficits. The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between...

Using the example of capital charging in UK hospitals, this paper shows how new public policy initiatives are justified through forms of persuasion without numbers and can be challenged with empirics. A reading of official and academic texts shows how the official problem definition focuses on...

Along with most public institutions, public libraries are under attack for being socially unresponsive and economically unworthy of public funds. Looks at how urban libraries can defend their case by considering three main points: selecting appropriate methodology; building a framework for...

One of the most important challenges that the member states of the European Union have before them lies in future decisions that will have to be adopted in relation to fiscal policy. Most of the economies share the aim of achieving public deficit reductions, without increasing fiscal pressure...

The aim of this article is to link research on market orientation in the field of marketing with the proposals of reform and modernisation made in the administrative and political field. Market orientation in business organisations is a highly topical issue, or even more, it is considered by...

Purpose – This paper aims to be nested in the empirical literature examining the impact of gender quotas for elected posts to local government councils ( panchayats ) in India. Gender quotas apply at the level of both head ( sarpanch , randomly assigned) and member (uniformly across councils)....