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Speaking of accounting scandals... [PDF]
The better stockholders' information about a firm's prospective finances, the better their decisions on investing their money productively. The same is true of lawmakers' decisions on how to allocate public funds.
Jagadeesh Gokhale
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Urban Sprawl and the Finances of State and Local Governments [PDF]
, 2002 Concern over the rate of spatial growth of urban areas has become a significant national political issue and a major development issue in many urban areas. An often cited statistic, typically presented as evidence of sprawl, is that between 1960 and 1990
David L. Sjoquist, Therese J. McGuire
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Comparison of the Tax Structure in Central European and European Union Countries: Tax Reform Goals and the Current Situation [PDF]
The paper provides an analyses of the public finance reform in Central European Countries during the economic transition. The process of reforming public finance (covering both tax and expenditure reforms) is a long lasting one with specific features in ...
Drahomira Vaskova
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Does the European Financial Stability Facility bail out Sovereigns or Banks? An Event Study. [PDF]
On May 9, 2010 euro zone countries announced the creation of the European Financial Stability Facility as a response to the sovereign debt crisis.
Horvath, B.L., Huizinga, H.P.
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Public debt sustainability and crises in emerging market countries: a presentation of the concepts and diagnostic tools. [PDF]
The growth of public debt in emerging market countries during the 1990s and recent financial crises have once again highlighted the risks associated with fragile public finances in these countries.
Bachellerie, A., Couillault, B.
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The Portuguese Public Finances and the Spanish Horse [PDF]
This study is based on the idea that inadequate use of fiscal policy through restrictive policies shifts the short-run demand curve that in turn induces shifts in the long-run supply curve leading to a dynamic reduction of growth.
António Portugal Duarte +1 more
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Beyond 2015: Maintaining Ireland’s Public Finances on a Sustainable Path [PDF]
In this note, three mechanical fiscal rules that are designed to maintain a sustainable path for the public finances are examined. Adherence to a strict numerical target for the deficit ratio has a procyclical effect on the economy’s growth rate ...
Cronin, David
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The case of the undying debt [PDF]
The French government currently honors a very unusual debt contract: an annuity that was issued in 1738 and currently yields €1.20 per year. I tell the story of this unique debt, which serves as an anecdotal but symbolic summary of French public finances
François Velde
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Are Italy's public finances sustainable? The role of demographics, productivity, and labour markets. [PDF]
In light of the uncertainty of the effects of population ageing on growth and fiscal variables, it is sensible to ask whether Italy's public finances can achieve sustainability under the spending pressure exerted by future demographic and macroeconomic ...
Federico Giammusso +4 more
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