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Passing a Budget in Times of Legislative Paralysis

open access: yes
On December 4, the French National Assembly passed a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government. This is an exceptionally rare occurrence and its legal consequences are, by necessity, uncertain. What is indisputable, however, is that the very passage of this motion places the government into caretaker status, which ...
openaire   +2 more sources

What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Laws and European Stock Markets: An Event Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Under the context of the climate change we assess the impact of EU's legislative initiative on European stock markets. Specifically, we focus on its impact on energy and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) sectors for equity returns and volatility for a representative basket of EU countries (participating also in Eurozone) as well as ...
Theodoros Bratis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brexit and Its Impact on EU Financial Markets

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of Brexit on volatility spillovers across the EU countries. We introduce a Brexit intensity measure that assigns an intensity score reflective of the financial markets' reaction to the events that occurred as Brexit negotiations began to unfold.
Marwan Izzeldin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporary VAT Reduction in Vietnam: Consumer Behavior Analysis

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of temporary VAT rate changes on consumer behavior in Vietnam, particularly concerning the VAT reduction implemented during 2023–2024. The research analyzes annual survey data and household expenditure reports to assess changes in consumer spending on durable goods during the first half of 2024 (2024 H1 ...
Hang Thi Thu Trinh
wiley   +1 more source

Legislation-based Budget and Accountability

open access: yesJournal of Budget and Policy, 2017
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Labor Market Institutions, Fiscal Multipliers, and Macroeconomic Volatility

open access: yesJournal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do labor market institutions shape the transmission of government spending shocks and macroeconomic volatility? We develop a theoretical model in which labor market institutions affect fiscal transmission through their effect on wage rigidity, job separation, and matching frictions.
Maximilian Boeck   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Justice in Courtrooms: A Normative Inquiry into Reasoning in Climate Litigation

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate litigation cases have grown rapidly in number and influence. While framed legally, climate litigation appeals to the idea of climate justice, understood as involving a set of independent moral standards to be met in the face of climate change.
Laura García‐Portela   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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