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Title:The economics of books Author(s):CANOY, Marcel; VAN OURS, Jan; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2005Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CESifo Working Paper; 2005/1414Abstract:The tensions between books and book markets as expressions of culture and books as products in profit-making businesses are analysed and insights from the theory of industrial organisation are given. Governments intervene ...
Title:Structural reforms, public investment and the fiscal stance : a prudent approach Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2008Citation:
- Stockholm : Swedish Fiscal Policy Council, 2008
Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Finanskpolitska rådets underlagsrapport; 2008/03; Studier i finanspolitik
Title:The economics of books Author(s):CANOY, Marcel; VAN OURS, Jan; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2005Citation:
- Tilburg : University of Tilburg - CentER, 2005
Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Tilburg CentER Discussion Paper No. 2005-13
Title:The economics of books Author(s):CANOY, Marcel; VAN OURS, Jan; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2006Citation:
- Victor A. GINSBURGH and David THROSBY (eds), Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture, Vol 1, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2006, pp. 721-761
Type:Contribution to book
Title:Reforming European universities : scope for an evidence-based process Author(s):VEUGELERS, Reinhilde; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CESifo Working Paper; 2008/2298
Title:Volatility, Financial Development and the Natural Resource Curse Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick; POELHEKKE, StevenDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/36Abstract:Cross-country evidence is presented on resource dependence and the link between volatility and
growth. First, growth depends negatively on volatility of unanticipated output growth
independent of initial income per capita, ...
Title:Higher Education Reform and the Renewed Lisbon Strategy: Role of Member States and the European Commission Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick; VEUGELERS, ReinhildeDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/33Abstract:Discussions on problems in higher education in Europe typically focus on rising enrolment rates, access, governance, underperformance in research and teaching, lack of internationalisation, the lack of private and public ...
Title:Prudent Budgetary Policy Political Economy of Precautionary Taxation Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/39Abstract:The theory of tax smoothing and determination of public debt with uncertain future national
income is extended for prudence. A prudent government deliberately underestimates future
national income and the tax base, ...
Title:Can the Natural Resource Curse Be Turned into a Blessing? The Role of Trade Policies and Institutions Author(s):AREZKI, Rabah; VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/35Abstract:We criticise existing empirical results on the detrimental effects of natural resource
dependence on the rate of economic growth after controlling for institutional quality,
openness and initial income. These results do ...
Title:Genuine Savings and the Voracity Effect Author(s):VAN DER PLOEG, FrederickDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/38Abstract:Many resource-rich countries have negative genuine saving rates, so deplete their exhaustible
natural resource wealth faster than they build up wealth in other assets. This phenomenon is
stronger in more fractionalized ...