This paper reviews recent empirical studies linking the nature of public expenditures and taxes with the quality aspects of growth – its impact on poverty, income distribution, and the environment. The studies reviewed confirm that more spending on public goods and concomitantly less spending...

Over the recent year, humanity has faced natural disasters of unprecedented magnitude and impact. However, governments and international aid organizations do not systematically plan for preventing and mitigating the effects of natural disasters, and macroeconomic scenarios seldom take into...