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Enfranchisement and budget deficits: A theoretical note
Krogstrup, Signe; Wälti, Sébastien - 2009
If women make different economic decisions than men on average, then an increase in women's influence in the political and economic spheres of society might change economic outcomes. In this note, we focus on the impact of female enfranchisement on fiscal policy outcomes. We present a simple...
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Saving Europe? : the unpleasant arithmetic of fiscal austerity in integrated economies
Mendoza, Enrique G.; Tesar, Linda L.; Zhang, Jing - 2014
What are the macroeconomic effects of tax adjustments in response to large public debt shocks in highly integrated economies? The answer from standard closed-economy models is deceptive, because they underestimate the elasticity of capital tax revenues and ignore crosscountry spillovers of tax...
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Saving Europe? : the unpleasant arithmetic of fiscal austerity in integrated economies
Mendoza, Enrique G.; Tesar, Linda L.; Zhang, Jing - 2014
Europe's debt crisis casts doubt on the effectiveness of fiscal austerity in highly-integrated economies. Closed-economy models overestimate its effectiveness, because they underestimate tax-base elasticities and ignore cross-country tax externalities. In contrast, we study tax responses to debt...
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Public Investment and Fiscal Performance in New EU Member States
Hanousek, Jan - 2010
In this paper we analyze the dynamics of public investment and public finance in new members of the European Union, and also how these sectors were affected by changes in economic freedom and corruption. When we assess the role of regulation and corruption on public investment, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135010
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Fiscal Transfers and Structural Reforms in the European Monetary Union
Zemanek, Holger - 2009
In a monetary union, fiscal transfers are an important policy tool to adjust to asymmetric shocks. However, fiscal transfers cannot substitute structural reforms especially when shocks are permanent. In this way, the design of fiscal transfer systems determine whether structural reforms or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199841
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Countercyclical Fiscal Policy and Gender Employment : Evidence from the G-7 Countries
Akitoby, Bernardin - 2019
Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We give an answer to … this question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 … supporting aggregate demand and improving gender gaps …
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From he-cession to she-stimulus? : the labor market impact of fiscal policy across gender
Bonk, Alica Ida; Simon, Laure - 2021 - Last updated: September 9, 2021
these asymmetric effects across gender. Using micro-level data for the U.S. from the Current Population Survey, we find that … analysis further reveals that the fiscal component most efficient at closing gender gaps is least suitable for offsetting …
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The influence of politicians' sex on political budget cycles : an empirical analysis of Spanish municipalities
García, Israel; Hayo, Bernd - 2022 - This version: 30 May 2022
. Differentiating between four sizes of municipalities, the gender influence is studied along two dimensions: mayor's sex and share of … government is gender balanced. However, in the (rare) case of female-dominated governments, mayors do not appear to engage in PBC …
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Countercyclical fiscal policy and gender employment : evidence from the G-7 countries
Akitoby, Bernardin; Honda, Jiro; Miyamoto, Hiroaki - In: IZA journal of labor policy 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-23
Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We answer this … question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 countries. Using … more than male employment, contributing to gender employment equality. Our findings are driven by disproportionate …
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Generational and Gender-Specific Aspects of the Tax and Transfer System in Denmark
Hougaard Jensen, Svend E.; Raffelhüschen, Bernd - 1998
gender and generations in Denmark. We find two significant biases associated with the current structure and stance of public …
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