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the potential of "more growth-friendly tax structure" which means shifting tax burden away from labor (income and social … local governments' economic size; growth of revenues and budget stability. There will be used quantitative research methods …
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Scotland is engaged in a lively and on-going debate on greater fiscal autonomy and independence, which is politically controversial, especially in respect of tax-varying powers. The Scottish Parliament has the power to make a balanced-budget adjustment in public expenditure by varying the basic...
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Many governments have replaced traditional cash-based accounting with some form of accrual-based accounting system. However, empirical evidence on the effects of the public accounting system on fiscal policy is scarce. Following rules by the federal states, municipalities in Germany have adopted...
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How does competition affect the entry and selection of politicians? I use data on U.S. Congressional primary and general elections for the years 1998-2014 to study this question. I measure quality using previous legislative experience and the novel "identity match" quantifying how well...
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Are migrants self-selected and sorted according to their views about what constitutes a fair level of redistribution? A … financial self-interest, we focus on emigrants' attitudes towards redistribution in Denmark where they no longer pay taxes or … views about what constitutes a fair level of redistribution among men, but not among women: the majority of men who emigrate …
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This paper focuses on the evaluation of an incentive program for firms implemented in southern Italy during the last decade. In the framework of the policy instruments aimed to reduce territorial disparities, and to support local development, territorial integrated projects (TIP) constituted a...
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and a verification of independent regional GDP growth forecasts by regions of Siberia, Far east and other macro …
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This paper investigates the main determinants of economic growth in the European Union from a regional perspective. The … period 2002-2008. In addition to the traditional determinants of regional growth (such as investment, human capital … developments, innovation and infrastructure endowment), the growth analysis accounts for spatial effects related to the existence …
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