Opposing recommendations with respect to key sequencing issues characterize the controversy between the advocates of the orthodox (technocratic) approach and the recently popularized political economy approach. It is suggested that the concept of credibility provides in many cases a fruitful...

Anhand der Reihenfolgentheorie lassen sich die wichtigsten Bereiche der Politik identifizieren: institutionelle Reformen, fiskale und monetäre Stabilisierung, Reform der Finanzmärkte, Liberalisierung des Handels und des Kapitalverkehrs sowie die Privatisierung. Die Verschärfung von...

We use national labor force surveys from 1983 through 2011 to construct hours worked per person on the aggregate level and for different demographic groups for 18 European countries and the US. We find that Europeans work 19% fewer hours than US citizens. Differences in weeks worked and in the...

We use national labor force surveys from 1983 through 2011 to construct hours worked per person on the aggregate level and for different demographic groups for 18 European countries and the US. We find that Europeans work 19% fewer hours than US citizens. Differences in weeks worked and in the...