European Journal of Government and Economics: Envíos recentes
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Ceausescu’s population policy: a moral or an economic choice between compulsory and voluntary incentivised motherhood?
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2013)[Abstract] The purpose of this paper is to explain why, in 1966, the Romanian leadership adopted a wholly restrictive pronatalist policy, based on the strict limitation of abortion, instead of one based on socioeconomic ... -
Government vs opposition voting in the Finnish parliament Eduskunta since World War II
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2013)[Abstract] In a parliamentary system it is by definition justified to assume the government parties voting almost always in a unitary manner in plenary votes. In a multiparty system it is, however, hard to predict how the ... -
The Commission’s internal conditions for social re-regulation: Market efficiency and wider social goals in setting the rules for financial services in Europe
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2013)[Abstract] The European Union is often considered as a prime example of a liberal regulatory state. We argue, however, that being limited to the regulatory policy does not prevent the European Commission from pursuing ... -
How long can austerity persist? The factors that sustain fiscal consolidations
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2013)[Abstract] To put public debt on a sustainable path, many governments face the task of enacting large fiscal consolidation followed by years of sustained primary surpluses. By estimating hazard functions for the duration ... -
External economies of scale, government purchasing commitment and welfare improvements in the vaccines industry
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2012)[Abstract] Some industries exhibit external economies of scale. In these cases,the introduction of self-financing tax subsidy programmes canimprove social welfare. This paper advocates intervention incompetitive markets ...