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The Common Agricultural Policy and the EU budget: stasis or change?
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2013)
[Abstract] After highlighting the budgetary context and the historical trends on the funding of the CAP, this paper considers contemporary debates about its reform in the context of two ‘historic firsts’. Negotiations about ...
Path – Dependence and European Fisheries Management
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2018)
[Abstract] For a long time there has been an attempt to explain the current crisis in the fisheries sector in terms of a confrontation between those defending “fish” and those defending “fishermen”. However, the real problem ...
Productivity in Europe during the Great Recession: Any evidence for creative destruction?
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2016)
[Abstract] This article analyses the effects of the financial crisis and the Great Recession on productivity in Europe by studying the process of labour force reallocation between companies. Using micro-data on company ...
An inclusive taxonomy of behavioral biases
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2017)
[Abstract] This paper overviews the theoretical and empirical research on behavioral biases and their influence in the literature. To provide a systematic exposition, we present a unified framework that takes the reader ...
Hidden costs of cuts: Austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2016)
[Abstract] The implementation of austerity measures presents a dilemma for governments. While austerity measures such as cutbacks aim to reduce costs and enhance public sector efficiency, the same measures might undermine ...
Restructuring the European VAT tax system: advantages and disadvantages of the adoption of a single-rate model - a study based on the Portuguese case
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2019)
[Abstract] The common VAT system adopted by EU member states comprises a set of various rates, which differentiate the goods and services subject to this tax. However, from a technical and management point of view, it would ...
Why regions fail (or succeed). The Role of Government Institutions in the Long-Run
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2019)
[Abstract] This paper represents an attempt to reconcile some general intuitions provided by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson in the book “Why Nations Fail” with the case of the deep regional disparities in the economic ...
FDI in Selected Developing Countries: Evidence from Bundling and Unbundling Governance
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2019)
[Abstract] The objective of this study is to assess governance drivers of FDI in a panel of BRICS and MINT countries for the period 2001-2011. We bundle and unbundle governance determinants using a battery of contemporary ...
The Relationship Between Corporate Tax Rate and Economic Growth During the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from a Panel VAR
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2019)
[Abstract] This paper compares dynamic relationship between economic growth and corporate tax rate during the recent financial crisis and the non–crisis period using a panel VAR for 29 OECD countries over the period ...
The effect of subsidising firms on voting behaviour: Evidence from Flemish elections
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2012)
[Abstract] Despite an international consensus on the importance to limit State aid spending, large amounts of resources are still devoted to a wide variety of subsidies to firms. A sizable literature studies the relationship ...