In modernen Wohlfahrtsstaaten wird das Marktgeschehen in starkem Maße durch die Politik beeinflusst. Indem der Staat Steuern einhebt und Staatsausgaben tätigt, beeinflusst er sowohl die Struktur und das Niveau der Produktion als auch die Einkommensverteilung und damit die Verteilung der...

In this paper, we study the aggregate and distributional implications of a smaller public sector in the euro area. By a smaller public sector, we mean a reduction in public debt and/or cuts in public spending, when such changes in fiscal policy are accommodated by adjustment in various taxes....

Downsizing programs are an important part of many public sector reforms supported by the World Bank. Although these programs can reduce budget deficits and address inefficiencies caused by state-led development strategies, many observers are concerned about the political and social consequences...

An important aspect of the impact of the economic crisis is how pay in the public sector responds in the face not only of the evolution of pay in the private sector, but also extreme pressure on public spending (of which pay is a very large proportion) as fiscal deficits soar. What are the...