The Working Paper series publishes original research related to IREF’s mission.
Every article also provides a non-technical Executive Summary.
WP 2022-05. Executive Summary Italy is a country marked by strong social and economic inequality among its regions. This inequality not only has deep secular roots, but seems to insistently…
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…
WP 2022-03. Executive Summary We study the causal effects of household tax credits on the willingness to demand legally provided services using a survey experiment among 670 German home owners.…
WP 2022-02. Exectutive Summary Whether the household or the individual should be the appropriate unit for the assessment of taxation is contested in economics. We argue that the household should…
WP 2022-01. Executive Summary Prenuptial agreements or contracts (also known as prenups) are written contracts that enable affianced parties to organize their rights upon marrying, and eventually facilitate the procedure of divorce. They…
