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existing literature on its distributive role and its efficiency. The findings point to inefficient taxation that is still very … taxation of goods and services through the creation of a value-added tax (VAT) and changes in payroll so as to make it tax …-exempt. Five pathways are suggested to improve fiscal injustice: a reduction of indirect taxation; changes to the rates and …
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State building and state competition during the 16th century triggered a creative moment in the history of public finance. Recent scholarship has clearly identified the Papal States and their communities as active participants both in the state building process and the reorganization of public...
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We examine the effect of federal and subnational fiscal policy on aggregate demand in the U.S. by introducing the fiscal effect (FE) measure. FE can be decomposed into three components. Discretionary FE quantifies the effect of discretionary or legislated policy changes on aggregate demand....
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In 1905, Georg Friedrich Knapp published The State Theory of Money in his native German, claiming that money is a "creature of law" and not connected to metals via some intrinsic value. When the English translation appeared in 1924, apparently at the wishes of John Maynard Keynes, the German...
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Dieses essential erklärt anschaulich die wirtschaftlichen Aufgaben eines Staates, das Leistungsangebot, die Sozialleistungen, Transfers und die Geld- und Fiskalpolitik. Der moderne Staat ist kein souveräner Herrscher über Menschen und Ressourcen, sondern in Zwänge eingeklemmt. Dazu gehören...
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This study assesses fiscal sustainability in contemporary Spain at the regional level. Spain consists of 17 autonomous regions, two fiscal regimes differing in taxing autonomy, and two path-dependent types of communities with more and less legislatively recognized autonomy. Three of the 17...
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