Resource-rich countries face large and persistent shocks, especially coming from volatile commodity prices. Given the severity of the shocks, it would be expected that these countries adopt countercyclical fiscal policies to help shield the domestic economy. Taking advantage of a new dataset...

We estimate the consumption response of Italian households to the "Euro80 tax bonus" intro-duced in 2014, using the panel component on the Survey of Household Income and Wealth. We find that households that received the tax rebate increased their monthly consumption of food and means of...

Der IMK Finanzmarktstabilitätsreport beschäftigt sich mit internationalen und nationalen Entwicklungen, die eine Bedrohung für die Stabilität des Finanzsystems darstellen. Aktuell gehören zu diesen Entwicklungen die hohe Verschuldung im chinesischen Unternehmenssektor und der hohe Anteil...