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respond to labour tax rates and government supplied non-employment benefits. We compare aggregate and individual outcomes in … terms of how macroeconomic aggregates respond to some types of government supplied non-employment benefits, but remarkably …
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benefits and tax credits among 'comparable' households. We implement this approach by estimating a discrete choice model of … direct cost of 0:3% of GDP might raise total fertility by about 0:3 point. …
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We develop a general equilibrium model that jointly considers the influence of capital accumulation constraints and of labour market frictions on the process of transition. We endogenize the economic and budgetary costs of different government policies and show that, early in transition,...
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This paper analyses the distribution and allocation of budgetary subsidies and tax arrears in Central and Eastern … Europe. Budgetary subsidies are relatively small in aggregate, highly sector specific, and the manufacturing sector receives …
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This Paper analyses the impact of R&D subsidies on incumbent firms to introduce new goods. We are especially interested … in investigating various consequences of government subsidies for R&D, provided to firms that offer products of different …
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We study the effects of German unification on macroeconomic variables in a model with capital accumulation, skill differences and a welfare state. The integration of two economies differing in capital holdings and skill distribution is similar to a mass migration of low-skilled agents holding no...
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We set up a simple trade model with two countries hosting one firm each. The firms invest in cost-reducing R&D, and … each government may grant R&D subsidies to the domestic firm. We show that it is optimal for a government to provide higher … R&D subsidies the lower the level of trade costs, even if the firms are independent monopolies. If firms produce …
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This paper provides factual evidence on the extent of public intervention in the Italian economy. It further illustrates the internal contradictions and weaknesses of public action in Italy. New policy proposals to solve old structural problems of the Bel Paese are then discussed. Among them, a...
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proposal-making rounds, the right of the minority to move first, and a ban on subsidies for the agenda-setters. We explore the …
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Pricing policy for any experience good faces a key tradeoff. On one hand, a price reduction increases immediate demand and hence more people learn about the product. On the other hand, lower prices may serve as price anchors and, through a comparison effect, decrease subsequent demand. This...
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