In this study, we aimed to estimate the effect of phonological processing in the emergence of specific maths or combined maths and reading difficulties during the first year of schooling. We also estimated whether the high level of phonological processing could be a resource for coping with math...

The stochastic simulation model suggested by Bolder (2003) for the analysis of the federal government's debt-management strategy provides a wide variety of useful information. It does not, however, assist in determining an optimal debt-management strategy for the government in its current form....

Eine prägnante Entwicklungstendenz der Finanzen des öffentlichen Sektors in den letzten Dekaden ist die Zunahme der öffentlichen Schulden. Gegenstand dieser Arbeit sind - aufbauend auf dem ökonomischen Verhaltensmodell sowie unter Verwendung des Ansatzes rationaler Erwartungen - verschiedene...

This paper offers an overview of Alberto Alesina's life and of his scholarly work (§ 1 and 2). It will be argued, that Alberto would have entirely deserved the award of the Nobel Prize for Economic Science, except only for his premature passing away. His foundational contribution was the...