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Women's Representation and Public Spending
Svaleryd, Helena - 2007
This paper studies whether the degree of women's representation in Swedish local councils affects local public expenditure patterns. Theoretically, the individual preferences of elected representatives may have an impact on public expenditure if full policy commitment is not feasible. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320133
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Does Inflation Targeting Affect the Dispersion of Inflation Expectations?
Capistrán, Carlos; Francia, Manuel Ramos - Banco de México - 2007
In this paper we examine the effect of having an inflation targeting framework on the dispersion of inflation forecasts from professional forecasters. We use a panel data set of 26 countries -including 14 inflation targeters- with monthly information from the last 16 years. We find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004978081
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Women's Representation and Public Spending
Svaleryd, Helena - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
This paper studies whether the degree of women’s representation in Swedish local councils affects local public expenditure patterns. Theoretically, the individual preferences of elected representatives may have an impact on public expenditure if full policy commitment is not feasible. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645438
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A microeconometric analysis of the springboard subsidiary : the case of Spanish firms
Caicedo Marulanda, Carolina; Mora, Jhon James; Bla … - 2015
This article provides a microeconometric analysis of the distinctive characteristics of springboard subsidiaries that have a positive impact on the subsidiaries' performance. Based on panel data estimations for subsidiaries of European multinational companies with a presence in Spain, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010506259
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Employment in family firms: less but safe? : analyzing labor demand of German family firms with a treatment model for panel data
Kölling, Arnd - 2017
This paper analyzes the differences in labor demand and labor turnover between family and nonfamily firms. The majority of firms in modern economies and, therefore, also in Germany are family controlled. These firms seem to have better employment performance than non-family controlled companies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011701329
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A microeconometric analysis of the springboard subsidiary: The case of Spanish firms
Caicedo Marulanda, Carolina; Mora Rodríguez, Jhon James; … - 2015
This article provides a microeconometric analysis of the distinctive characteristics of springboard subsidiaries that have a positive impact on the subsidiaries' performance. Based on panel data estimations for subsidiaries of European multinational companies with a presence in Spain, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507141
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Employment in family firms: Less but safe? Analyzing labor demand of German family firms with a treatment model for panel data
Kölling, Arnd - 2017
This paper analyzes the differences in labor demand and labor turnover between family and nonfamily firms. The majority of firms in modern economies and, therefore, also in Germany are family controlled. These firms seem to have better employment performance than non-family controlled companies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011705802
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A microeconometric analysis of the springboard subsidiary: The case of Spanish firms
Caicedo Marulanda, Carolina; Rodríguez, Mora; James, Jhon - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2015
This article provides a microeconometric analysis of the distinctive characteristics of springboard subsidiaries that have a positive impact on the subsidiaries' performance. Based on panel data estimations for subsidiaries of European multinational companies with a presence in Spain, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011263000
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Public opinion, elections, and environmental fiscal policy
Chortareas, Georgios E.; Logothetis, Vassilis E.; … - 2018
affects environmental protection expenditures, while elections negatively affect environmental tax revenues and environmental … protection expenditures shrink in the aftermath of elections. We do not find evidence of partisan effects. The effect of public … opinion and elections on environment-related fiscal decisions depends on the degree of integration with the global economy as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012429962
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Public opinion, elections, and environmental fiscal policy
Chortareas, Georgios E.; Logothetis, Vassilis E.; … - 2018
affects environmental protection expenditures, while elections negatively affect environmental tax revenues and environmental … protection expenditures shrink in the aftermath of elections. We do not find evidence of partisan effects. The effect of public … opinion and elections on environment-related fiscal decisions depends on the degree of integration with the global economy as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011886767