Formal fiscal rules have been introduced in many countries throughout the world. While most studies focus on the intra-jurisdictional effects of fiscal rules, vertical effects on the finances of other levels of government have yet to be explored thoroughly. This paper investigates the influence...

Formal fiscal rules have been introduced in many countries throughout the world. While most studies focus on intra-jurisdictional effects of fiscal rules, vertical impacts on the finances of other levels of governments have yet to be explored thoroughly. The paper investigates the influence of...

Predicting available tax revenue accurately is a key step of fiscal policy. It has recently been shown that revenue projection errors have a direct impact on fiscal deficits. In this paper, we explore the relationship between the ideology of the finance minister and tax revenue projection...

Das vorliegende Papier analysiert die Bestimmungsgründe der kantonalen Gesundheitsausgaben und integriert angebots- und nachfrageseitige Determinanten, Überlegungen aus der politischen Ökonomie und zentrale gesundheitspolitische Reformen in eine empirische Analyse des stark dezentral...