This study analyzes the incidence of public revenues (tax collection) and expenditures (including direct and indirect transfers, indirect subsidies, and in-kind transfers) on the level of poverty and inequality in Uganda, using the internationally recognized methodology developed by the...

The recent crisis in the United States has often been associated with substantial amounts of policy uncertainty. In this paper we ask how uncertainty about fiscal policy affects the impact of fiscal policy changes on the economy when the government tries to counteract a deep recession. The...

Die mit großer Authenzität erzählte Geschichte vom Aufstieg und Niedergang der Investmentbank Lehman Brothers und ihrer Rettung durch das Weiße Haus, das Finanzministerium und die US-Notenbank gibt tiefe Einblicke in die internationale Finanzwirtschaft. (I. Müller-Boysen)