Working Paper Series Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/category/publications/working-paper-series/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Mon, 25 May 2026 13:01:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Working Paper Series Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/category/publications/working-paper-series/ 32 32 Monetary Policy Transmission and Bank Resilience in Germany https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/monetary-policy-transmission-and-bank-resilience-in-germany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monetary-policy-transmission-and-bank-resilience-in-germany Mon, 25 May 2026 12:25:40 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36806 Monetary policy changes the stability of German banks differently based on their ownership and business goals. Existing literature shows that monetary policies stabilize markets but can also encourage institutions to…

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]]> The Geography of Central Bank Research https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-geography-of-central-bank-research/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-geography-of-central-bank-research Wed, 13 May 2026 11:54:19 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36791 Central banks influence economic debate through research and citations. This paper studies whether citation patterns reflect past colonial ties or present currency hierarchies. Using a bibliometric dataset of 334,750 economics…

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]]> Index Numbers and Choice: Haberler’s Unseen Bridge between Austrian Economics and Logical Empiricism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/index-numbers-and-choice-haberlers-unseen-bridge-between-austrian-economics-and-logical-empiricism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=index-numbers-and-choice-haberlers-unseen-bridge-between-austrian-economics-and-logical-empiricism https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/index-numbers-and-choice-haberlers-unseen-bridge-between-austrian-economics-and-logical-empiricism/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:48:36 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36156 WP 2025-12. Executive Summary This paper examines Gottfried Haberler’s early theoretical work on index numbers as a unique point of convergence between the Austrian School of Economics and the tradition…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/index-numbers-and-choice-haberlers-unseen-bridge-between-austrian-economics-and-logical-empiricism/feed/ 0 The United Kingdom as a sandbox for state-directed investment https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:14:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36074 WP 2025-10. Executive Summary Many countries’ Founding Fathers and large portions of academia believed that constitutions, common-sense economics, and people’s vigilance would be enough to restrain taxation and public debt.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment/feed/ 0 From Libertarian Paternalism to AI-Powered Nudging: New Challenges for Freedom https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/from-libertarian-paternalism-to-ai-powered-nudging-new-challenges-for-freedom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-libertarian-paternalism-to-ai-powered-nudging-new-challenges-for-freedom https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/from-libertarian-paternalism-to-ai-powered-nudging-new-challenges-for-freedom/#respond Sun, 18 May 2025 14:12:11 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35877 WP 2025-05. Executive Summary The temptation to rely on findings from behavioral economics to condition human behavior has given rise to libertarian paternalism, an approach to public policy design that…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/from-libertarian-paternalism-to-ai-powered-nudging-new-challenges-for-freedom/feed/ 0 Different Approaches to Quality Assurance and Cost Sharing in Higher Education: Comparative Analysis https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/different-approaches-to-quality-assurance-and-cost-sharing-in-higher-education-comparative-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=different-approaches-to-quality-assurance-and-cost-sharing-in-higher-education-comparative-analysis https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/different-approaches-to-quality-assurance-and-cost-sharing-in-higher-education-comparative-analysis/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:09:04 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35658 WP 2024-11. Executive Summary Our study uses a qualitative comparative analysis method in order to assess the impact of national accreditation schemes and also other relevant features of the higher…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/different-approaches-to-quality-assurance-and-cost-sharing-in-higher-education-comparative-analysis/feed/ 0 Inflation Rates in Europe: Legacy of the Iron Curtain https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:08:54 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35656 WP 2024-10. Executive Summary When comparing inflation across European countries, we often overlook a simple fact – inflation is the percentage change in the price level. The rate of inflation…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain/feed/ 0 The non-entrepreneurial and anti-entrepreneurial nature of organised crime: theoretical issues and policy implications https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-non-entrepreneurial-and-anti-entrepreneurial-nature-of-organised-crime-theoretical-issues-and-policy-implications/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-non-entrepreneurial-and-anti-entrepreneurial-nature-of-organised-crime-theoretical-issues-and-policy-implications https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-non-entrepreneurial-and-anti-entrepreneurial-nature-of-organised-crime-theoretical-issues-and-policy-implications/#respond Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:11:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35585 WP 2024-04. Executive Summary Intuitively, crime and entrepreneurship are radically opposed in desirability and empirical effects. Yet, recent research has deliberately chosen to go beyond certain obvious facts, creating —…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-non-entrepreneurial-and-anti-entrepreneurial-nature-of-organised-crime-theoretical-issues-and-policy-implications/feed/ 0 Gottfried Haberler’s Contributions to the Theory of Index Numbers: A Blueprint for Revealed Preference Theory https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/gottfried-haberlers-contributions-to-the-theory-of-index-numbers-a-blueprint-for-revealed-preference-theory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gottfried-haberlers-contributions-to-the-theory-of-index-numbers-a-blueprint-for-revealed-preference-theory https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/gottfried-haberlers-contributions-to-the-theory-of-index-numbers-a-blueprint-for-revealed-preference-theory/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:57:31 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35401 WP 2024-03. Executive Summary This paper reviews the neglected contributions to the theory of index numbers in Gottfried Haberler’s (1927) habilitation thesis Der Sinn der Indexzahlen (The Meaning of Index…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/gottfried-haberlers-contributions-to-the-theory-of-index-numbers-a-blueprint-for-revealed-preference-theory/feed/ 0 Effectiveness of car scrappage schemes: lessons from Slovakia and other European countries https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/effectiveness-of-car-scrappage-schemes-lessons-from-slovakia-and-other-european-countries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=effectiveness-of-car-scrappage-schemes-lessons-from-slovakia-and-other-european-countries https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/effectiveness-of-car-scrappage-schemes-lessons-from-slovakia-and-other-european-countries/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:24:33 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35185 WP 2023-05. Executive Summary This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of car scrappage schemes implemented in the European Union (EU) during the economic crisis of 2009. The study uses…

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