We estimate effective and optimal net income tax schedules and compare them to the estimated statutory rates for the case of Lithuania for the period 2014-2015. Values of effective net tax rates are estimated from the survey of EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions; the statutory net tax...

Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ist in Großbritannien seit über einem Jahrzehnt deutlich günstiger als im Euroraum. Bei höherem Wirtschaftswachstum waren Preisanstieg und Arbeitslosenquote geringer. Seit 1992 ist das Bruttoinlandsprodukt um 35 % und damit wesentlich stärker als im Euroraum...

The UK exit from the EU represents a qualitative change in the nature of EU membership. On the one hand, it conveyed the lesson that for the Union to be sustainable, membership needs to entail constant caretaking as far as individual members' contributions to the common good are concerned, with...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory infection that is highly prevalent in infants. Severe cases of RSV infection require hospitalisation; this is most likely to occur in infant populations at high risk. The study assesses the cost-effectiveness of...