Im Auftrag des Bayerischen Wirtschaftsministeriums untersucht die Studie die Auswirkungen einer verbindlichen Schuldenregel ab dem Jahr 2020 auf den aktuellen Haushalt des Freistaates Bayern. Durch den Einnahmeausfall infolge der Wirtschaftskrise und die gleichzeitig gestiegenen Landesausgaben...

The federal government is headed toward a financial crisis as a result of chronic overspending, large deficits, and huge future cost increases in Social Security and Medicare. Social Security and Medicare would be big fiscal challenges even if the rest of the government were lean and efficient,...

All countries, especially developing countries with limited financial resources, face difficult decisions in prioritizing public funds for investment projects in order to achieve strategic public goals in the face of multiple demands. Effective investment often requires coordination between...

Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...

The paper investigates the reaction of public R&D spending on economic crises. We are interested in two counteracting motives: On the one hand, public R&D spending can be seen as a means to fight the crisis, and governments may decide to increase their R&D budgets. On the other hand, a crisis...

Im Auftrag des Bayerischen Wirtschaftsministeriums untersucht die Studie die Auswirkungen einer verbindlichen Schuldenregel ab dem Jahr 2020 auf den aktuellen Haushalt des Freistaates Bayern. Durch den Einnahmeausfall infolge der Wirtschaftskrise und die gleichzeitig gestiegenen Landesausgaben...

The paper investigates government R&D spending during the business cycle. When analyzing this expenditure, it is important to mention two opposing aspects: on the one hand, government spending on R&D can be seen as a stimulus measure for the government to mitigate the effects of the recession on...

This document presents a detailed analysis of the structure of general government spending in Spain and its recent evolution in comparison to the rest of the European countries. The weight of Spanish public spending is similar to that of neighbouring countries, although below the average for a...

The concept of the "quality of public finances" (QPF) covers many qualitative and structural issues of fiscal policy. This chapter traces the origins of the concept of QPF to the Lisbon Strategy and the subsequent EPC Working Group on "Quality of Public Finances" (2004‐2007). At its core, the...

Im Auftrag des Bayerischen Wirtschaftsministeriums untersucht die Studie die Auswirkungen einer verbindlichen Schuldenregel ab dem Jahr 2020 auf den aktuellen Haushalt des Freistaates Bayern. Durch den Einnahmeausfall infolge der Wirtschaftskrise und die gleichzeitig gestiegenen Landesausgaben...