US federal transfers to individuals are large, countercyclical, vary geographically, and are often credited for helping stabilize regional economies. This paper estimates the short-run effects of these transfers using plausibly exogenous regional variation in temporary stimulus packages and...

This collection of essays is a state-of-the-art analysis of key issues confronting the European Union. Identifying European economic integration as one of the defining features of modern international economics, the authors examine many aspects and consequences of this integration which remain...

This is a collection of contributions from European central bankers concerned with different national monetary and fiscal policies in public sector management. Some of the chapters concentrate on individual national policies and then deal with issues raised by the convergence, which is part of...

Aufgabe und Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, die Notwendigkeit einer Koordinierung der Finanzpolitik und der Steuersysteme in der EG zu untersuchen und ihre Chancen und Grenzen aufzuzeigen. Die Studie ist wie folgt strukturiert: Teil 1 behandelt die Koordinierung der Finanzpolitik. Dabei wird der...