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Public Opinion And The Political Economy Of Education Policy Around The World

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Public Opinion And The Political Economy Of Education Policy Around The World

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 Comparative analyses of public opinion on education policy in developed countries.Although research has suggested a variety of changes to education policy that have the potential to improve educational outcomes, politicians are often reluctant to implement such evidence-based reforms. Public opinion and pressure by interest groups would seem to have a greater role in shaping education policy than insights drawn from empirical data. The construction of a comparative political economy of education that seeks to explain policy differences among nations is long overdue. This book offers the first comparative inventory and analysis of public opinion on education in developed countries, drawing on data primarily from Europe and the United States.Contributors first compare public attitudes about such policy topics as education spending and the status of teachers across many countries, with a particular emphasis on the two largest industrialized nations in the western world, the United States and Germany. The book then offers case studies of education policies and reforms in specific settings. Chapters examine issues including partisan and ideological conflict over government spending on schools in the United States; the effect of information provision on German public opinion on education; and demographic differences and education policy preferences in Switzerland. ContributorsSamuel Barrows, Marius R. Busemeyer, Maria A. Cattaneo, Peter Dolton, Julian L. Garritzmann, Michael B. Henderson, Anja Kilibarda, Philipp Lergetporer, Oliver McClellan, Paul E. Peterson, Robert Y. Shapiro, Sofi Sinozich, Katharina Werner, Martin R. West, Ludger Woessmann, Stefan C. Wolter
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Wto And Economic Development

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 Economists offer rigorous quantitative analyses of how the institutional design and purpose of the WTO (and its progenitor, the GATT) affect economic development.
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Disrupted Economic Relationships - Disasters, Sanctions, Dissolutions

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 Empirical studies and theoretical analyses examine the causes and consequences of disruptions in cross-border economic relationships, including political conflict, economic sanctions, and institutional collapse.
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Economics Of Philanthropy - Donations And Fundraising

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 Experts bring economic tools to bear on philanthropic activities, addressing topics that range from the determinants of giving to the effectiveness of fundraising techniques.
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Taxation Of Pensions

by Pierre Pestieau

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 Theoretical and policy perspectives on the taxation of pension, viewed in an international context.
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Demographic Change And Long-Run Development

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 Recent approaches to economic demography, investigating the effect of the transition to low mortality and low fertility on economic development.Over the last two hundred years, mortality and fertility levels in the Western world have dropped to unprecedented levels. This demographic transition was accompanied by an economic transition that led to widespread education and economic growth after centuries of near-stagnation. At the same time, other changes have occurred in family structures, culture, and the organization of society. Economists have only recently begun to take into account the demographic transition from high mortality and high fertility when modeling and researching economic development. This CESifo volume reviews recent approaches to economic demography, considering such topics as the bio-geographic origins of comparative development differences, the role of health improvements and mortality decline, as well as physiological, familial, cultural, and social aspects.After an overview of the study of demography and economic demography, the chapters cover subjects including the Neolithic era and the period of the formation of states and social institutions; longevity and economic growth; household decision making and fertility; land inequality, education, and marriage in nineteenth century Prussia; and caste systems and technology in pre-modern societies. The book concludes with a call for further investigation of the institutional and social factors that influence demographics and economies, suggesting that unified growth theory offers a potential approach to studying development.Contributors Matteo Cervellati, Francesco Cinnirella, David de la Croix, Carl-Johann Dalgaard, Matthias Doepke, Elena Esposito, Davide Fiaschi, Tamara Fioroni, Oded Galor, Boris Gershman, Erik Hornung, Fabian Kindermann, Nils-Petter Lagerlöf, Holger Strulik, Uwe Sunde, David N. Weil
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Energy Tax And Regulatory Policy In Europe - Reform Priorities

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 Concise introductions to the main issues in energy policy and their interaction with environmental policies in the EU.The European Union (EU) faces critical challenges in energy policy making, the most pressing of which are how to achieve the deep greenhouse gas reductions promised at the December 2015 UN Conference of the Parties in Paris, and how this effort can be coordinated with already existing policies. Energy policy is primarily a member state responsibility, and policy makers need an overarching view of the main issues in energy policy and their interaction with environmental policies. This volume aims to fill this need, offering concise introductions to some of the major issues as well as practical suggestions for policy making.The contributors discuss reforms to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the world''s largest carbon market; ways to improve the operation and integration of the EU''s power grids, in terms of both supply and demand; changes to the EU''s Energy Tax Directive, which sets tax floors for fuels outside the ETS; the coordination of climate policies with policies to promote renewables and energy efficiency; research into clean technology; challenges to shale gas development; and transportation policy and the need for action on such externalities as traffic congestion. Finally, contributors consider obstacles to reform, including its potential effects on vulnerable households and energy-intensive industries.Contributors Mikael Skou Andersen, Niels Anger, Bruno De Borger, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Jos Delbeke, Ottmar Edenhofer, Christian Flachsland, Beatriz Gaitan, Polona Gregorin, Cameron Hepburn, Alan Krupnick, Andreas Löschel, Claudio Marcantonini, Felix Christian Matthes, Paul Nahmmacher, Ian Parry, Karen Pittel, David Popp, Stef Proost, Christina Roolfs, Bert Saveyn, Oliver Schenker, Stephen Smith, Alexander Teytelboym, Kurt Van Dender, Herman Vollebergh, Nils-Henrik M. von der Fehr, Zhongmin Wang, Georg Zachmann
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Economics And Political Economy Of Energy Subsidies

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 The economic and political aspects of energy subsidies, viewed both theoretically and empirically, with a focus on fossil fuel subsidies in developing nations.Government subsidies to energy are widespread and represent a heavy burden on public budgets in many countries. Both producers and consumers may be subsidized; the most common subsidies are for motor fuel consumption and electricity production and consumption. The subsidies to consumers often prove particularly harmful because they result in increased energy consumption, increased carbon emissions, and distortionary effects on consumer behavior. This book fills a void in the literature by providing a first, broad and diverse, analysis of several aspects of the economic and political economy aspects of government energy subsidies. The contributors take both theoretical and empirical approaches, with most of the focus on subsidies to fuel and electricity in non-OECD countries.The chapters cover such topics as energy pricing, reelection incentives for politicians that may encourage excessive subsidies; political corruption and "bribing equilibria," the the "resource curse" in developing countries when the gains from natural resource windfalls are largely wasted, the "entitlement" of energy subsidies in autocracies, and distributional issues when subsidies targeted to the poor are removed in high-income countries. One chapter discusses nonharmful subsidies: the potential economic effects of subsidizing the manufacturing and deployment of renewable energy. Contributors Carolyn Fischer, Mads Greaker, Mohammad Habibpour, Michelle Harding, Christina Kolerus, Christos Kotsogiannis, Jim Krane, Alber Touna Mama, Raffaele Miniaci, Marco Pani, Ian Parry, Carlo Perroni, Leonzio Rizzo, Knut Einar Rosendahl, Carlo Scarpa, Neda Seiban, Suphi Sen, Jon Strand, Paola Valbonesi, Herman Vollebergh
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Firms In The International Economy - Firm Heterogeneity Meets International Business

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 Essays by leading scholars suggest that insights from international business could enrich firm heterogeneity research in international economics.
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Fertility And Public Policy - How To Reverse The Trend Of Declining Birth Rates

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 Experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness using public policy to influence fertility decisions.
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Perspectives On The Performance Of The Continental Economies

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 Leading economists consider the apparent underperformance of the European economy, testing various explanations against data.
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Measuring The Tax Burden On Capital And Labor

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 A guide to current approaches to measuring the effective tax rate, with case studies that illustrate the different methods discussed.
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European Monetary Integration

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 Studies examining the policy challenges posed by European monetary integration, including asymmetry problems and fiscal concerns.
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Sustainability Of Public Debt

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 Gives theoretical and empirical perspectives on how fiscal policies in Europe and the United States can avoid government bankruptcy. This collection presents an analysis of the theoretical foundations of public debt sustainability concepts and their application to the empirical study of actual budgetary policies.
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Design Of Climate Policy

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 Considers the appropriate institutions for effective international cooperation on climate change, proposing an alternative to the Kyoto arrangement and a theoretical framework for such a scheme. This work then looks at the stability of international environmental agreements, emphasizing the logic of coalition forming.
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Economics And Psychology - A Promising New Cross-Disciplinary Field

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 Discusses such topics as pro-social behavior, conditional trust, neuroeconomics, procedural utility, and happiness research. This book contains essays that take a broad view of the interface between the two disciplines of economics and psychology, going beyond the focus on behavioral economics.
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Pension Strategies In Europe And The United States

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 Analyzes topical issues in pension policy, with a focus on raising the retirement age, increasing retirement savings, and the political sustainability of reforms that can accomplish these goals. This work concludes with a study of German and UK reforms and their effects on personal savings.
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Inequality And Growth - Theory And Policy Implications

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 Essays exploring the relationship between economic growth and inequality and the implications for policy makers.
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Public Finance And Public Choice - Two Contrasting Visions Of The State

by James M. Buchanan e Richard A. Musgrave

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 Based on a week-long symposium, the two authors of this volume debate the divergent perspectives on the role of government and its fiscal functions. They apply their differing economic and political philosophies to a variety of key issues. Each presentation is followed by a response and discussion.
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Constitution For The European Union

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 International economists and other scholars address the major issues that arise in writing a European constitution, including the evolution of federalism and the role of direct democracy.
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Managing European Union Enlargement

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 Each of the chapters in this CESifo volume addresses a different aspect of EU expansion. The contributors consider such topics as the effect of euro zone expansion on European Central Bank monetary policy making and using the euro as an external anchor for a national currency.
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Economics Of Conflict - Theory And Empirical Evidence

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 Economists offer a rational-choice perspective on conflict, using approaches that range from the game theoretic to the experimental.
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Lessons From The Economics Of Crime - What Reduces Offending?

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 Research from the United States, Europe, and South America demonstrates the usefulness of the tools of economic analysis for the study of crime.
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Continuing Evolution Of Europe

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 Economists address key challenges facing the EU, including financial instability, welfare state reform, inadequate institutional framework, and global economic integration.The European Union began with efforts in the Cold War era to foster economic integration among a few Western European countries. Today''s EU constitutes an upper tier of government that affects almost every level of policymaking in each of its twenty-seven member states. The recent financial and economic crises have tested this still-evolving institutional framework, and this book surveys key economic challenges faced by the EU.Prominent European economists examine such topics as the stability of the financial markets and possible policy options to reduce future vulnerability to crises, including Glass-Steagull-style narrow banking; the effect of emerging economies such as China and India on Europe''s economic position; the protection of national interests in industrial policy; reforming and preserving the welfare state in the face of unemployment, population aging, and worker mobility within the EU; and improving the EU''s institutional framework by reassigning responsibilities among supranational, national, and local governments.Among the conclusions that emerge from these analyses are the necessity for banking regulation as well as budgetary discipline; the need to consider global as well as European integration; and the idea that an environment that fosters internal competition will increase Europe''s competitiveness internationally.
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