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The size of government and U.S.-European differences in economic performance /
An influential strand of recent research has claimed that large governments in European countries explain their weaker long-term economic performance compared to the U.S. On the other hand, despite these alleged costs, large governments have been popular with electorates. This paper seeks to shed li...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Washington, DC] :
International Monetary Fund,
©2009.
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| Colección: | IMF working paper ;
WP/09/92. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | An influential strand of recent research has claimed that large governments in European countries explain their weaker long-term economic performance compared to the U.S. On the other hand, despite these alleged costs, large governments have been popular with electorates. This paper seeks to shed light on this apparent inconsistency; it confirms an adverse effect of taxes on labor supply, but also finds evidence of efficiency-increasing government intervention. However, and especially in the core ""Rhineland-model"" European countries, actual government policies often depart from such efficien |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (51 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-40). |
| ISBN: | 1451916744 9781451916744 1462337619 9781462337613 1452702659 9781452702650 9786612843129 6612843128 1282843125 9781282843127 |
| ISSN: | 2227-8885 ; |