We analyze data from an author‐conducted survey of members of the French and German parliaments on European Monetary Union reform preferences. We consider three potential drivers of preferences: nationality, ideology, and personal characteristics. For European Monetary Union policies like...

This study analyzes results from an original survey of members of the French and German parliaments (Assemblée Nationale, Sénat and Bundestag) on economic policies and institutions of the Eurozone. We find that French politicians are significantly more supportive of Eurobonds, a European...

Using data from a unique survey of members of parliaments in France, Germany and Italy in 2018, we estimate the effects of three dimensions on EU and euro area fiscal reform preferences: nationality, political ideology, and populism. We predict and confirm that a German populist party on the...

The need for larger public investment in Europe drew attention to its role in the EU fiscal governance. The current reform proposal of the European Commission aims to incentivize higher public investment by softening deficit rules, likely at the cost of incurring higher deficits. If fiscal rules...

The EU faces the challenge to combine large and sustained investments to promote the transition towards a green, digital, and competitive Europe while maintaining fiscal sustainability. Based on a comprehensive literature review on the effects of fiscal rules and investment clauses on public...

Eine neue Studie des ifo Instituts untersucht anhand einer Reform im österreichischen Burgenland die Folgen von verlängerten Öffnungszeiten von Wahllokalen auf die Wahlbeteiligung und Stimmenanteile von Parteien. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sich durch eine Verlängerung der Öffnungszeiten...

Die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung hat das ifo Instutut, Niederlassung Dresden, beauftragt, die Auswirkungen des Reformvorschlags zum Finanzausgleich von Eichel, Fink und Tiemann (2013) zu quantifizieren. Die Analyse konzentriert sich dabei vor allem auf einen Aspekt des Reformvorschlags, nämlich die...

The EU faces the challenge to combine large and sustained investments to promote the transition towards a green, digital, and competitive Europe while maintaining fiscal sustainability. Based on a comprehensive literature review on the effects of fiscal rules and investment clauses on public...