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Articles 5 records found  
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48 p, 224.0 KB Sequencing fiscal decentralization / Bahl, Roy W. (Georgia State University) ; Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge, 1948- (Georgia State University)
While there is extensive knowledge about how to design fiscal decentralization policies, considerably less is understood about how a decentralization program should be sequenced and implemented. Countries embarking on decentralization often struggle with decisions about the essential components of decentralization including the order of an introduction of decentralization policies, the number of years necessary to bring a full program on line, and the components of the transition strategy. [...]
2013
Annals of economics and finance, Vol. 14 Núm. 2 (B) (2013), p. 623-670  
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33 p, 557.6 KB Coping with rising inequality in Asia : how effective are fiscal policies? / Claus, Iris (Asian Development Bank) ; Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge, 1948- (Georgia State University) ; Vulovic, Violeta (The World Bank)
This paper discusses the role and effectiveness of redistributive fiscal policies and provides estimates of the effects of taxation and government expenditure on income inequality in Asia. Tax systems around the world tend to be progressive, but government expenditure is generally found to be a more effective tool for redistributing income. [...]
2013 - 10.1162/ASEP_a_00232
Asian economic papers, Vol. 12 Núm. 3 (October 2013) , p. 1-33  
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20 p, 215.0 KB Spending dynamics in euro area countries : composition and determinants / Hauptmeier, Sebastian (European Central Bank) ; Sánchez-Fuentes, Antonio Jesús (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) ; Schuknecht, Ludger (German Ministry of Finance)
This study analyses the composition and main determinants of spending dynamics in selected euro area countries between 1999 and 2013. To assess the stance of public spending policies we use the indicators developed in Hauptmeier et al. [...]
2015
Hacienda pública española, Núm. 215 (2015) , p. 119-138  
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16 p, 376.0 KB Intertemporal Discounting and Policy Selection / Garriga, Carlos (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) ; Conesa, Juan Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
The choice of the intertemporal discount rate affects the measurement of the tax burden of different age cohorts. Small changes in the discount rate affect not only the magnitude of the measured changes, but also the ranking of policies using that metric. [...]
2013 - 10.20955/r.95.165-179
Review. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vol. 95 Núm. 2 (March/April 2013) , p. 165-179  
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30 p, 1.0 MB Monetary commitment and fiscal discretion : the optimal policy mix / Gnocchi, Stefano (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica)
We study a noncooperative policy game between monetary and fiscal policy, where only monetary policy can commit to future actions. The equilibrium outcome of the game depends on the strategies available to the monetary policymaker. [...]
2013 - 10.1257/mac.5.2.187
American economic journal. Macroeconomics, Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2013) , p. 187-216  

Research literature 5 records found  
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360.0 KB Reglas Fiscales en una Europa post-covid : evaluación del marco actual y proposiciones de mejorías / Cortes Ramirez, Alexandre ; Semedo Neves, José de Anchieta, dir. ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat d'Economia i Empresa
En el present treball primerament s'introdueix la problemàtica de la governança fiscal europea, fent un recorregut per les reformes del Pacte d'Estabilitat i Creixement per posteriorment analitzar les propostes realitzades per acadèmics, tot vetllant d'incorporar autors de diverses ideologies. [...]
En el presente trabajo primeramente se introduce la problemática de la gobernanza fiscal europea, haciendo un recorrido por las reformas del Pacto de Estabilidad y Crecimiento para posteriormente analizar las propuestas realizadas por académicos, velando por incorporar autores de diversas ideologías. [...]
This paper first introduces the issue of European fiscal governance, reviewing the reforms of the Stability and Growth Pact, and then analyses the proposals made by academics, taking care to incorporate authors of different ideologies. [...]

2023
Pla d'Estudis en Economia [1407]  
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26 p, 1.9 MB Public Insurance in Fiscal Federations : Evidence from the USA / Fleck, Johannes ; Simpson-Bell, Chima ; Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
In the division of scal responsibilities between central and local governments, it is usually argued that income insurance and nequality should be dealt with by the central government. This paper explores the extent to which the US federal tax and transfer system is able to provide uniform social insurance to a prototype family in diferent states, given variations in state tax and transfer policies. [...]
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics 2018 (ADEMU Working Paper Series ; 138)  
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57 p, 970.4 KB The paradox of global thrift / Fornaro, Luca ; Romei, Federica ; Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
This paper describes a paradox of global thrift. Consider a world in which interest rates are low and monetary policy is constrained by the zero lower bound. Now imagine that governments implement prudential financial and fiscal policies to stabilize the economy. [...]
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics 2016 (Economics and Business Working Papers Series ; 1609)  
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8 p, 592.0 KB Claiming the usefulness of relative welfare indicators in general equilibrium analysis : a comprehensive comparison of VAT reforms / Guerra, Ana-Isabel ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmic ; Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica
The evaluation of welfare effects should be clear and presented in an easy to interpret manner. In this paper, we show that on these grounds the true index of cost of living, first introduced by Konüs (1939), is preferable to the standard absolute indicators when evaluating welfare effects in static applied general equilibrium models i. [...]
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmic; Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica 2018 (Working papers ; 964.18)  
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29 p, 447.3 KB Monetary policy stretched to the limit : How could governments support the European Central Bank? / Riet, Ad van
New-style central banking in many advanced economies, involving the use of unconventional monetary policy instruments and forward guidance at the effective lower bound for interest rates, has raised questions about the appropriate role of fiscal policy - also in the euro area, where a fiscal counterpart to the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Eurosystem is missing. [...]
The ADEMU Working Paper Series is being supported by the European Commission Horizon 2020 European Union funding for Research & Innovation, grant agreement No 649396.

2017 (ADEMU Working Paper Series ; 75)  

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