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Ulrich Thießen - The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth

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Ulrich Thießen

The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth

2007

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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-14

The Issue: How to Conduct Successful Reforms for Economic Growth in a Country With Strong Adverse 'Initial Conditions'? Using Ukraine as an Example S. 15-19

Structure of the Book S. 19-22

Acknowledgements S. 22

References S. 22-23

Introduction S. 24-25

Brief review of the empiricalliterature on fiscal decentralization S. 25-26

Fiscal decentralization and economic growth S. 26-30

Analytical Background S. 30-31

Country Sample S. 31-32

Indicators of Fiscal Decentralization S. 32-40

Specification S. 40-43

Results S. 43-48

Specification S. 48-49

Results S. 49-51

Specification S. 51-52

Results S. 52-54

Concluding remarks and tentative implications for Ukraine S. 54-58

Indicators of Fiscal Decentralization S. 58-60

Total Factor Productivity Growth S. 60

Data S. 60-62

References S. 62-64

Introduction S. 65-66

Methods and Background S. 66-67

Situation and Policy Measures S. 67-68

Model Description S. 68-72

Results S. 72-76

Trends and Simulations S. 76-80

Comparison with estimates based on electricity consumption S. 80-83

Conc1usions S. 83-84

Proxy for the Effective Regulatory Burden S. 84-87

Proxy for the Complexity of the Tax System S. 87-88

Proxy for the Amount of Circulating Foreign Currency and Estimates of the Shadow Economy Financed Through U se of Foreign Currency S. 88-89

Sources of Data S. 89

References S. 89-90

Introduction S. 91-93

Stylized characteristics of the fiscal equalization system S. 93-96

Measuring the effective degree of equalization S. 96-98

Model Description S. 98-105

Results S. 105-108

Qualifications, conc1uding remarks and potential implications for other countries S. 108-110

Appendix: Determinants of transfers S. 110-112

References S. 112-113

Introduction and background S. 114-116

The rate of return of public sector investment S. 116-118

Crowding-out of firms from the credit market S. 118-120

Effects of interest expenditure S. 120-122

Limiting public interest expenditure and debt S. 122-123

Calculating the sustainable consolidated budget deficit S. 123-124

External debt and exchange rate changes S. 124-126

Assumptions S. 126-129

Results S. 129-130

The level of debt S. 130-131

Improvements of the regulatory framework S. 131-132

Concluding remarks S. 132-134

Fiscal Sustainability Scenario S. 134-137

Derivation of equation 1, section H. 5., concerning domestic debt S. 137-141

Derivation of equation 2, section 11. 6., concerning extern al debt S. 141-144

References S. 144

Introduction S. 145-147

Definition and extent of social benefits S. 147-150

Stock-Taking and Problems S. 150-152

Reform Proposals S. 152-160

Pension Fund S. 160-164

Social Protection Fund S. 164

Health Insurance S. 164-166

Unemployment Insurance S. 166-168

Shifting the Social Security Contributions from the Employer to the Employee S. 168

Problems with the Social Sphere S. 168-170

Basic Reform Proposals S. 170-171

Concluding remarks S. 171-173

References S. 173-174

Conclusions S. 175

Fiscal Dezentralization and Economic Growth S. 175

Fiscal Policies and Shadow Economy S. 176

Fiscal Federalism S. 177

Fiscal Sustainability S. 178-179

Reforming the Social Security System and Social Policies S. 180-181

doi.org/10.5771/9783845201214

Hans J. Gießmann, Armin Wagner - Armee im Einsatz

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Hans J. Gießmann (ed.), Armin Wagner (ed.)

Armee im Einsatz

Series: Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden

Volume 191 2009

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Jörn Thießen, Ulrich Plate Bundeswehr und Parlament S. 148-160

doi.org/10.5771/9783845214078

Ralf Thomas Baus, Henrik Scheller, Rudolf Hrbek - Der deutsche Föderalismus 2020

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Ralf Thomas Baus (ed.), Henrik Scheller (ed.), Rudolf Hrbek (ed.)

Der deutsche Föderalismus 2020

Series: Schriftenreihe des Europäischen Zentrums für Föderalismus-Forschung Tübingen (EZFF)

Volume 35 2009

doi.org/10.5771/9783845219479