Title:Macroeconomic Aspects in Resource-Rich Countries
Author(s):REY LOS SANTOS, LuisDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Natural resources represent a good opportunity for economic growth and development in many resource-rich countries. However, not all these countries have benefited from the wealth stemming from natural resources. The ...
Title:Macroeconomic Policies and Agent Heterogeneity
Author(s):GOTTLIEB, CharlesDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis contributes to the understanding of macroeconomic policies’ impact on the distribution of wealth. It belongs to the strand of literature that departs from the representative agent assumption and perceives agent ...
Title:Macroeconomics of Subsistence Points
Author(s):RAVN, Morten O.; SCHMITT-GROHE, Stephanie; URIBE, MartinDate:2004Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:NBER Working Paper
Title:Macroeconomics of Subsistence Points
Author(s):RAVN, Morten O.; SCHMITT-GROHE, Stephanie; URIBE, MartinDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper explores the macroeconomic consequences of preferences displaying a subsistence point. It departs from the existing related literature by assuming that subsistence points are specific to each variety of goods ...
Title:Mafia and Public Spending: Evidence on the Fiscal Multiplier from a Quasi-experiment
Author(s):ACCONCIA, Antonio; CORSETTI, Giancarlo; SIMONELLI, SaverioDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:We estimate the multiplier by relying on differences in spending in infrastructure across Italian provinces and an instrument identifying investment changes that are large and exogenous to local cyclical conditions. We ...
Title:Making Government Accountable: Lessons from a Federal Job Training Program
Author(s):COURTY, Pascal; MARSCHKE, GeraldDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article describes the evolution of a performance measurement system in a government job training program. In this program, a federal agency establishes performance measures and standards for substate agencies. The ...