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Identifying spatial regimes of economic fragility through spatially constrained clustering : evidence from Italian municipalities

Chiodin, Alessio; Manera, Matteo; Maranzano, Paolo; … - 2026

The COVID-19 pandemic generated highly heterogeneous economic effects across territories, reflecting differences in local production structures and spatial organization. This paper examines the geography of short-run economic fragility during the first wave of the pandemic by identifying...

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From taxes to transition : the impact of the Swiss CO₂ Levy on residential heating energy demand

Schäfer, Teresa - 2026

This paper assesses the impact of the Swiss CO2 levy on residential heating energy demand and the associated CO2 emissions. Using the synthetic control method, the results show that the levy led to an average annual reduction in CO2 emissions of 6.5% during the post-treatment period (2008-2021),...

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The redistributive power of business cycle fluctuations

Bielecki, Marcin; Brzoza-Brzezina, Michał; Kolasa, Marcin - 2026

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Pax Silica and the Philippine industrial upgrading challenge : a Tatak Pinoy Strategy perspective

Pelkmans-Balaoing, Edylinda Annette Oreta - 2026

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Who bears the burden of payroll taxes at the top?

Schreiner, Ragnhild; Torsvik, Gaute; Yndesdal, Gjermund … - 2026

This paper estimates the incidence of a Norwegian payroll tax reform that introduced a five-percentage point surcharge on employer payroll taxes for earnings above a specified threshold. We find no evidence that the surcharge was shifted onto high-income workers, despite these workers becoming...

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Endogenous frequencies and large shocks : price setting in Greece during the crisis

Dixon, Huw; Kosma, Theodora; Petroulas, Pavlos - 2026

We utilize a unique micro price data set for Greece that underpins the Greek CPI. It spans more than two decades, during which Greece suffered two large economic shock. We find that during these times there were significant changes in the pricing behavior of Greek firms. We find that...

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A heterogeneous-agent model of growth and inequality for the UK : what has caused the UKs growth collapse since 2008?

Minford, Patrick; Zhu, Zheyi - 2026

This paper builds on Yang et al. (2021). This analysed the e§ect on UK economic growth of wealth inequality and tax or regulative disincentives to entrepreneurs, over recent decades with a heterogeneousagent growth model where agents can enhance individual productivity growth by undertaking...

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Tracing the history of asset price bubble theory : a literature review

Dubach, Sally - 2026

The literature on rational asset price bubbles has grown substantially, yet its internal logic is difficult to trace without reading across a large and technically demanding body of work. This paper provides a guide to the literature on rational asset price bubble theory, tracing its evolution...

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Optimal short-time work policy in recessions

Stiepelmann, Gero - 2026

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Firm liquidity and the origins of aggregate fluctuations in a network economy

Eshraghi, Mohsen - 2026

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