This paper analyzes the political economy of growth when agents and the government have finite horizons and equilibrium growth is inefficient. A quot;representativequot; government (that is, one whose preferences reflect those of its constituents) endowed merely with the ability to tax and...

"The Global Financial Crisis and the following period of 'secular stagnation' have raised questions about the state of modern economics and macroeconomics in particular. This has had repercussions for social sciences that deal with economic issues. In particular in the fields of International...

Biodiversität stellt die Grundlage allen Lebens dar. Häufig wird Biodiversitätsschutz jedoch noch mit Schutzgebietsschaffung und -management assoziiert. Es stellt sich jedoch die Frage, welche Politikbereiche Teil einer tatsächlich umfassenden und effektiven Biodiversitätspolitik sein...

This paper analyzes the political economy of growth when agents and the government have finite horizons and equilibrium growth is inefficient. A "representative" government (i.e. one whose preferences reflect those of its constituents) endowed merely with the ability to tax and transfer can...

Agenda für wachstumsstärkende Strukturreformen -- Reformstau -- Modifizierung des Homo Oeconomicus -- Determinanten zur Akzeptanz wachstumsstärkender Strukturreformen -- Interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit zwischen verschiedenen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen.

This paper examines effects of political ideology of a governing party on fiscal outcomes, using data from eight Central and Eastern European countries in the 2001-2017 period. The analysis shows that there is a statistically significant effect of conservative governments on fiscal variables,...