David Stadelmann, Author at IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/author/david-stadelmann/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:36:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png David Stadelmann, Author at IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/author/david-stadelmann/ 32 32 Addressing migration challenges with an entry fee https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/addressing-migration-challenges-with-an-entry-fee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addressing-migration-challenges-with-an-entry-fee https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/addressing-migration-challenges-with-an-entry-fee/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:47:53 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35275 Free movement of people, i.e., the ability of individuals to move freely and without bureaucratic restrictions to the country where they want to live and work, could have a highly…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/addressing-migration-challenges-with-an-entry-fee/feed/ 0 The case for liberalism: Pervasive market failure in the economy and the polity https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-case-for-liberalism-pervasive-market-failure-in-the-economy-and-the-polity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-case-for-liberalism-pervasive-market-failure-in-the-economy-and-the-polity https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-case-for-liberalism-pervasive-market-failure-in-the-economy-and-the-polity/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:54:45 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34975 WP 2023-02. Executive Summary We argue to look at the polity with the very same vista with which modern economics looks at markets, as the polity is nothing but the…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-case-for-liberalism-pervasive-market-failure-in-the-economy-and-the-polity/feed/ 0 Is Temperature Adversely Related to Economic Development? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-development https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-development/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:55:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34608 WP 2022-08. Executive Summary We investigate the effect of rising temperatures on regional economic development, using annual sub-national data for over 1,500 regions in 155 countries between 1990 and 2017.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-development/feed/ 0 Taming Inflation by Having Companies as Central Bankers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:21:28 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34566 Consumer prices started rising in 2021, and the rise has quickly gathered speed. Many politicians and central bankers were caught by surprise. They initially claimed that price inflation was provoked…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/taming-inflation-by-having-companies-as-central-bankers/feed/ 0 The Essence of Inflation https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-essence-of-inflation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-essence-of-inflation https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-essence-of-inflation/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:43:19 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34546 WP 2022-04. Exectutive Summary When the supply of money increases and the supply of goods remains the same, inflation occurs. Thus, inflation is a monetary phenomenon. We discuss the essence…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-essence-of-inflation/feed/ 0 The (missing) link between temperature and economic growth https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-missing-link-between-temperature-and-economic-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-missing-link-between-temperature-and-economic-growth https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-missing-link-between-temperature-and-economic-growth/#respond Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:21:43 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article-the-missing-link-between-temperature-and-economic-growth/ According to the recent report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average temperature increase over the period 1850–1900 was about 1.1°C by the 2010s. Several countries in the world have seen increases in average temperatures approaching 2°C. From 1820 to 2016, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in most of the Western world grew by about 25 times, and in the non-Western world by 13.5 times. This economic growth has been associated with enormous improvements in different indicators of human well-being, such as higher life expectancy, lower child mortality, and lower malnutrition.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-missing-link-between-temperature-and-economic-growth/feed/ 0 Is temperature adversely related to economic growth? Evidence on the short-run and the long-run links from sub-national data https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-growth-evidence-on-the-short-run-and-the-long-run/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-growth-evidence-on-the-short-run-and-the-long-run https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-growth-evidence-on-the-short-run-and-the-long-run/#respond Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:33:57 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article-is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-growth-evidence-on-the-short-run-and-the-long-run/ WP 2021-07.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/is-temperature-adversely-related-to-economic-growth-evidence-on-the-short-run-and-the-long-run/feed/ 0 Behavioral Biases: How Markets Can Outperform Paternalism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/behavioral-biases-how-markets-can-outperform-paternalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=behavioral-biases-how-markets-can-outperform-paternalism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/behavioral-biases-how-markets-can-outperform-paternalism/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:35:36 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article-behavioral-biases-how-markets-can-outperform-paternalism/ WP 2020-07.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/behavioral-biases-how-markets-can-outperform-paternalism/feed/ 0 Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource and Strategy to Cope with Pandemic Costs https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/certified-corona-immunity-as-a-resource-and-strategy-to-cope-with-pandemic-costs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=certified-corona-immunity-as-a-resource-and-strategy-to-cope-with-pandemic-costs https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/certified-corona-immunity-as-a-resource-and-strategy-to-cope-with-pandemic-costs/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:21:27 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article-certified-corona-immunity-as-a-resource-and-strategy-to-cope-with-pandemic-costs/ WP 2020-02.

A pandemic is not only a biological event and a public health disaster, but it also generates impacts that are worth understanding from a societal, historical, and cultural perspective. In this contribution, we argue that as the disease spreads, we are able to harness a valuable key resource, namely people who have immunity to Corona. This vital resource must be employed effectively, it must be certified, it must be searched for, it must be found, and it may even be actively produced. We discuss why this needs to be done and how this can be achieved. Our arguments not only apply to the current pandemic, but also to any future rapidly spreading, infectious disease epidemics. In addition, we argue for awareness of a secondary non-biological crisis arising from the side effects of pandemic reactions. There is a risk that the impacts of the secondary crisis could outweigh that of the biological event from a health and societal perspective.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/certified-corona-immunity-as-a-resource-and-strategy-to-cope-with-pandemic-costs/feed/ 0 Who Is the Ultimate Boss of Legislators: Voters, Special Interest Groups or Parties? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/who-is-the-ultimate-boss-of-legislators-voters-special-interest-groups-or-parties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-is-the-ultimate-boss-of-legislators-voters-special-interest-groups-or-parties https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/who-is-the-ultimate-boss-of-legislators-voters-special-interest-groups-or-parties/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:08:31 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article-who-is-the-ultimate-boss-of-legislators-voters-special-interest-groups-or-parties/ WP 2020-01.

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