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On the Welfare State Performance in the European Union

Coelli, Tim; Lefebvre, Mathieu; Perelman, Sergio; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

In this paper we use data on five social inclusion indicators (poverty, inequality, unemployment, education and health) to assess and compare the performance of 27 European welfare states (EU27) in 2008. Aggregate measures of performance are obtained using index number methods similar to those...

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The Effect of Disability on Labour Market Outcomes in Germany: Evidence from Matching

Lechner, Michael; Vazquez-Alvarez, Rosalia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

If labour market policies aimed at people with disabilities are effective, we should observe no significant difference in labour market outcomes between disabled and non-disabled individuals. This Paper examines the impact of disability status on labour market outcomes using matching methods...

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Optimal Campaigning in Presidential Elections: The Probability of Being Florida

Strömberg, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper delivers a precise recommendation for how presidential candidates should allocate their resources to maximize the probability of gaining a majority in the Electoral College. A two-candidate, probabilistic-voting model reveals that more resources should be devoted to states which are...

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Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Reforms: Evidence from Eastern Europe and Latin America

Campos, Nauro F; Kinoshita, Yuko - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper investigates the role of structural reforms –privatization, financial reform and trade liberalization– as determinants of FDI inflows based on newly constructed dataset on structural reforms for 19 Latin American and 25 Eastern European countries between 1989 and 2004. Our main...

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Consolidating the Water Industry: An Analysis of the Potential Gains from Horizontal Integration in a Conditional Efficiency Framework

Zschille, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

efficiency improvements through consolidation. Focusing on a hypothetical restructuring of the industry, we apply Data … Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to analyze the potential efficiency gains from mergers between water utilities at the county level. A … conditional efficiency framework is used to account for the operating environment. Highest efficiency improvement potentials turn …

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Industries at the World Technology Frontier: Measuring R&D Efficiency in a Non-Parametric DEA Framework

Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens; Zloczysti, Petra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

the most efficient innovation processes. We combine a traditional nonparametric frontier approach with super-efficiency … and tests for return to scale properties using bootstrap procedures to derive consistent and robust efficiency estimates … Denmark have the highest R&D efficiency on average in total manufacturing. However, sector-specific efficiency scores reveal …

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R&D Efficiency and Barriers to Entry: A Two Stage Semi-Parametric DEA Approach

Cullmann, Astrid; Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens; Zloczysti, Petra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

This paper assesses the relative efficiency of knowledge production in the OECD using a nonparametric DEA approach. In … constraints. The efficiency scores presented are based on an intertemporal frontier estimation for the period 1995 to 2004. We …&D efficiency by attenuating the incentives to innovate and to allocate resources efficiently. …

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Redistribution and Education Subsidies are Siamese Twins

Bovenberg, A Lans; Jacobs, Bas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

income taxes. Subsidies on education ensure efficiency in human capital accumulation, while taxes on skilled labour help to …

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Law Enforcement and Transition

Roland, Gérard; Verdier, Thierry - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

We present a simple model to analyse law enforcement problems in transition economies. Law enforcement implies coordination problems and multiplicity of equilibria due to a law abidance and a fiscal externality. We analyse two institutional mechanisms for solving the coordination problem. A...

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Fiscal Sustainability and Demographics - Should We Save or Work More?

Andersen, Torben M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Approaching demographic shifts are raising concerns about fiscal sustainability in most OECD countries. A widespread view based on the tax-smoothing idea is that a prior consolidation of public finances is required to cope with the predicted trend deterioration in the primary budget balance....

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