Other substantive studies Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/category/other-publications/other-substantive-studies/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sun, 23 Jan 2022 17:45:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Other substantive studies Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/category/other-publications/other-substantive-studies/ 32 32 Freedom of Education and Students’ Assessments https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/freedom-of-education-and-students-assessments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freedom-of-education-and-students-assessments https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/freedom-of-education-and-students-assessments/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:15:13 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/other-substantive-studies/freedom-of-education-and-students-assessments/ The more freedom, the better the assessments ! That are the global conclusions of Sylvain Charat, Ph.D when comparing the European data base on school systems Eurydice and the OECD…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/freedom-of-education-and-students-assessments/feed/ 0 Public Spending Has No Impact On Economic Growth https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/public-spending-has-no-impact-on-economic-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-spending-has-no-impact-on-economic-growth https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/public-spending-has-no-impact-on-economic-growth/#respond Wed, 29 May 2013 15:10:20 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/other-substantive-studies/public-spending-has-no-impact-on-economic-growth/ Over 30 to 35% og GDP, except in Scandinavian countries, taxpayers refuse to cover public spending over a 70% threshold. Governemts that have high public spending are entrapped in deficit and debt. Stimulus policies failed. True economic stimulus can be found by less regulation and less public intervention.

OECD data are used for population, GDP, employment, working time, investment, trade, spending, revenues and debt.

Read study : Relance et Croissance

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/public-spending-has-no-impact-on-economic-growth/feed/ 0 François Hollande’s Tool Box Destroys Employment https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/francois-hollande-s-tool-box-destroys-employment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=francois-hollande-s-tool-box-destroys-employment https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/francois-hollande-s-tool-box-destroys-employment/#respond Tue, 28 May 2013 11:33:27 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/other-substantive-studies/francois-hollande-s-tool-box-destroys-employment/ The IREF with "Contribuables Associés", the largest French taxpayers association, published a study showing how fiscal pressure destroys employment. The main figures of the study reveal the Government lethal action on companies and jobs:

- 12.2 bn € of new corporate taxes
- Tax burden making a 0.5% GDP decrease
- 99.500 jobs destroyed in 2012, 160.000 scheduled t be destroyed in 2013
- 70.000 jobs destroyed because of tax burden increase in 2013
- 21.5% in big companies and 78.5% in middle and small business

Read the study in French: La Boîte à outil de François Hollande détruit l'emploi

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/francois-hollande-s-tool-box-destroys-employment/feed/ 0 EU road safety regulations – high costs and few benefits https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/eu-road-safety-regulations-high-costs-and-few-benefits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-road-safety-regulations-high-costs-and-few-benefits https://en.irefeurope.org/other-substantive-studies/article/eu-road-safety-regulations-high-costs-and-few-benefits/#respond Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:59:08 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/other-substantive-studies/eu-road-safety-regulations-high-costs-and-few-benefits/ New regulations from Brussels for periodical technical inspection (PTI) of automobiles will cost Slovakia’s drivers some 30 million euro, with questionable benefits says Radovan Durana, IREF correspondent in Slovakia (INESS).

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