Abstract: Die kommunale Verschuldung hat in vielen Kommunen Dimensionen erreicht, die zukünftige Generationen noch in hohem Maße belasten werden. Hinzu kommt, dass sich die kommunale Verschuldung nicht aus umfangreichen Investitionen begründet. In vielen Kommunen gibt es vielmehr einen...

The Swiss COVID-19 fiscal policy dataset includes detailed information on all fiscal support policies adopted in Switzerland in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Covering the period from February 2020 to February 2021, the dataset includes both quantitative and textual information about nine...

We examine the impact of extreme hydrogeological events on local governments' fiscal responses in Italy between 2016 and 2022, with a focus on how local public finances contribute to disaster resilience. Leveraging the staggered timing of disaster declarations and employing a...

This paper empirically investigates the impact of populist governments on public policies and finances. We focus on Italian local governments (i.e. municipalities) over the 2010-2019 period, when a populists, i.e. the Five Stars Movement, became the most voted party in the country. We first...