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The politics of free markets : the rise of neoliberal economic policies in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States
Prasad, Monica - 2006
Western countries such as France and Germany? A comparative-historical analysis of the development of neoliberal politics in … adversarial to business, and their welfare states more redistributive than those of France and West Germany. Monica Prasad shows … status quo. In France and West Germany, where tax structures were more regressive, industrial policy more pro-growth, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003026520
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Brutto- und Nettosozialleistungsquoten im Vergleich
Schmidt, Manfred G. - In: Der Wohlfahrtsstaat : eine Einführung in den …, (pp. 423-430). 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014557348
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Government consumption volatility and the size of nations
Furceri, Davide; Çelik, Sinem Kılıç; … - In: FinanzArchiv : European journal of public finance 72 (2016) 2, pp. 211-228
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509544
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Accounting Uniformity, Comparability, and Resource Allocation Efficiency
Corona, Carlos; Huang, Zeqiong; Hwang, Hyun - 2021
Uniformity, the use of a common accounting measurement, is an essential feature of financial reporting, yet its desirability has long been debated. We study a model in which firms decide whether to adopt either their local accounting methods or a common method, followed by an investor allocating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013251342
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Similar Challenges - Different Responses : Housing Policy in Germany and Russia between the Two World Wars
Kholodilin, Konstantin A. - 2014
, housing policy was carried out in different countries differently. This is particularly true for Germany and Russia. Even … Germany and Russia, identifying the similarities and differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013052315
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A Tale of Two Federalisms : Long-Term Institutional Change in the United States and in Germany
Schnellenbach, Jan; Döring, Thomas - 2010
This paper offers a comparison of government centralization in the United States and in Germany. After briefly laying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189511
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Tax Systems in the World : An Empirical Investigation into the Importance of Tax Bases, Collection Costs, and Political Regime
Kenny, Lawrence W.; Winer, Stanley L. - 2009
There has been surprisingly little empirical work explaining why countries choose different bundles of taxes. Early research by Musgrave and Hinrichs focused on the amorphous distinction between direct and indirect taxes. More recent research has examined the use of trade taxes and inflation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014126619
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Inflation, Central Bank Independence and the Legal System
Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - 2005
We argue that a higher degree of de facto independence of the legal system from the other government branches as well as public trust in the legal system may reduce the average inflation record of countries through a direct and an indirect channel. The direct channel works by affecting potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014064848
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Political economics of higher education finance
Borck, Rainald; Wimbersky, Martin - 2009
We study voting over higher education finance in an economy with risk averse households who are heterogeneous in income. We compare four different systems and analyse voters' choices among them: a traditional subsidy scheme, a pure loan scheme, income contingent loans and graduate taxes. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003897350
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An International Comparison of Voting by Committees
Jung, Alexander - 2011
This paper provides new empirical evidence on policy-makers' voting patterns on interest rates. Applying (pooled) Taylor-type rules and using real-time information available from published inflation reports and voting records, the paper tests for heterogeneity among committee members in three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120227