This study analyzes the influence of European funds on growth and multiplier of funds that bring added value in economy. We perform a quarterly database of European funds attracted during 2007-2014 detailed on agricultural and structural funds. It is describe in detail: 1) Communitarian Budget,...

Vengono presentati I principali meccanismi di incentivazione in Italia ed in alcuni paesi europei, in termini sia di descrizione delle iniziative che di analisi del loro impatto in termini di investimenti complessivi e di nuova occupazione. Per I singoli strumenti proposti vengono presentati...

В статье рассматриваются проблемные вопросы финансирования приоритетных национальных проектов, обострению которых способствует мировой...

After less than two years from its accession to the EU, Romania was seriously hit by the global financial and economic crisis. Compared to other former transition countries, the turmoil was deeper and lasted longer and a modest recovery was recorded only in the second half of 2011, given deep...

While becoming a parent is transformational as one focuses more on the future, the time constraints are more binding right now. Using a unique data set that allows us to compare CO2 emissions from Swedish two-adult households with and without children, we find becoming a Swedish parent causes a...

We investigate the trade-off between the opportunity costs of decisions and their quality in a simple model. In a lab experiment, we introduce exogenous variation in the opportunity costs of time. Contrary to claims in the previous literature, we show that using more time when making small-stake...

Market integration is seen as a complementary measure to decarbonize energy markets. In the context of power markets, this translates into regions that coordinate to maximize welfare in the power market with respect to a climate target. Yet, the maximization of overall welfare through...

Time scarcity is one of the strongest correlates of fast food consumption. To estimate the causal effect of time lost on food choice, we match daily store-specific foot traffic data traced via smartphones to plausibly exogenous shocks in highway traffic data in Los Angeles. We find that on days...

We investigate whether and how time pressure affects performance. We conducted a field experiment in which students from an Italian University are proposed to choose between two exam schemes: a standard scheme without time pressure and an alternative scheme consisting of two written intermediate...