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WP 2018-04. Executive Summary.
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An Impossibility Result on Nudging Grounded in the Theory of Intentional Action
WP 2018-01. Executive summary.
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And Yet It Grows. Crisis, Ideology, and Interventionist Policy Ratchets
by Christian Bjørnskov and Martin Rodeby Christian Bjørnskov and Martin RodeWP 2017-05. Discussions on the optimal level of government intervention in the economy have become very intense in recent years, especially following the 2008 financial and economic crisis. The hardships…
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WP 2017-04. In many countries around the world, lottery services are provided by government-owned firms that are equipped with (regional) monopoly privileges. The official argument for lottery monopolies by state-owned…
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WP 2017-03. Property rights play a crucial role in economics: They define the very essence of this discipline, which studies how individuals exchange in order to enhance their welfare, subject…
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WP 2017-02. The prevailing opinion among national governments and supranational institutions is that climate change science is settled and drastic cuts in the emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases…
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WP 2017-01. Since the financial crisis, government debt ratios have increased in many countries. Most studies indicate that there is a negative association between high medium- and long-term debt ratios…
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WP 2016-04. The key requirement for economic prosperity is the rule of law. In turn, a critical component of the rule of law is an effective judicial system, which is…
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Tax policies in Poland, Slovakia, and Bulgaria: sitting on a ticking bomb or catching up with the West?
WP 2016-03. The paper has now been published and can be accessed here. After the end of communism, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe shared very similar challenges. Despite…
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The confluence of ideas and interests in the process of rent destruction: the case of UK tax policy 1979-1997
by Philip Booth and John Meadowcrofby Philip Booth and John MeadowcrofWP 2016-02. Most of the literature on rent-seeking and the size of government expenditure has focused on the mechanisms through which policy-makers gather the necessary majorities to justify and expand…
