This paper explores the determinants of public employment across the world and finds that it is negatively associated with country size (by population) and positively associated with the income level. The findings show that a country's openness to trade is positively associated with public...

This paper studies the equilibrium size of countries. Individuals in small countries have greater influence over the nature of political decision making while individuals in large countries have the advantage of more public goods and lower tax rates. The model implies that (i) there exists...

Abstract: In nahezu allen Industrienationen hat sich der Anteil der Staatsausgaben am Sozialprodukt in den letzten 50 Jahren deutlich erhöht. Zudem wächst der Anteil der Sozialtransfers an den Staatsausgaben. Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert die Gründe des Ausgabenwachstums mit dem...

A substantial amount of aid to developing countries is given to the government, or goes through the budget, meaning it should have an impact on government fiscal behaviour (particularly on government spending). The few existing cross-country empirical studies on the effects of aid on government...