The defense-growth nexus is investigated empirically using longitudinal data for Guatemala and allowing the effect of defense spending on growth to be nonlinear. Using recently developed econometric methods involving threshold regressions, evidence of a level-dependent effect of military...

Using a structural model based on dynamic optimizing agents, we empirically test the Ricardian Equivalence Proposition (REP) for eleven New EU-Member States (NMS). We extend the basic model by including the government budget constraint, thus being able to evaluate whether individuals take the...

Die Inflationsraten in Europa verzeichneten in den vergangenen Monaten die höchstenZuwächse der zurückliegenden Jahrzehnte. Österreich hatte für das Gesamtjahr 2022 eineRate von 8,6 %, Deutschland 8,7 %. Ein Profiteur der steigenden Preise ist der Staat, dessenSteuereinnahmen starken...

The classical theory about foreign exchange rate explains its fluctuations as the resulting of a random walk motion. In this paper, such a theory is put into question by performing Brock, Dechert and Scheinkman's (1987) test on the Austrian Schilling - US Dollars exchange rate for the period...