ifo DICE Report

2003 - 2020

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Volume 2, issue 04, 2004

Institutional Comparisons in Educational Production pp. 03-06

Ludger Woessmann

Stratified or Comprehensive? Some Economic Considerations on the design of secondary education pp. 07-10

Giorgio Brunello

Recruiting High Quality Teachers pp. 11-20

Peter Dolton

High Grading Standards Improve Student Performance pp. 21-26

David Figlio and E. Maurice Lucas

United States lessons about school accountability pp. 27-32

Eric Hanushek

School Choice and School Quality in the US pp. 33-38

Thomas Nechyba

Public versus private University Systems pp. 39-43

George Psacharopoulos

Learning from abroad: Chances and limitations of transferring Institutions pp. 44-53

Wolfgang Ochel

Work after the Age of Fifty: Switzerland in an international Comparison pp. 54-58

Giovanni Ferro Luzzi and Anne Sonnet

Volume 2, issue 03, 2004

The Dual Income Tax System - An Overview pp. 03-08

Robin Boadway

Norwegian Income Tax Reforms pp. 09-14

Vidar Christiansen

Dual Income Tax: A Pragmatic Tax Reform Alternative for Germany pp. 15-22

Christoph Spengel and Wolfgang Wiegard

Towards Dual Income Taxes - a Country Comparative Perspective pp. 23-30

Margit Schratzenstaller

International Public Procurement Agreements - Problems of Implemetations in Switzerland pp. 31-37

René L. Frey, Christoph Kilchenmann and Nicolai Krautter

The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Competitiveness in the European Cement Industry - Results of a Matched Plant Comparison between Germany, Spain and the UK pp. 38-49

Ursula Triebswetter and D. Hitchens

Child Support and Children's Tax Allowances in Selected European Countries pp. 50-54

Rüdiger Parsche and Rigmar Osterkamp

Health-Care Reforms in Singapore - Twenty Years of Medical Savings Accounts pp. 55-60

Jonas Schreyögg and Lim Meng Kin

Volume 2, issue 02, 2004

Institutions and Economic Performance - To Grow or Not to Grow: Why Institutions Must Make a Difference pp. 3-9

Thorvaldur Gylfason

Institutions and Economic Performance - Getting Institutions Right pp. 10-15

Dani Rodrik

Institutions and Economic Performance - Fast-moving and Slow-moving Institutions pp. 16-21

Gérard Roland

Employment Opportunities for Older Workers: A Comparison of Selected OECD Countries pp. 22-33

Lothar Funk

Bankruptcy Policy Reform and the Productivity Dynamics of Failing Firms: Micro-evidence on Korea pp. 34-39

Youngjae Lim

The Influence of Labour Market Institutions on the Disemployment Effects of the Minimum Wage pp. 40-47

David Neumark and William Wascher

Taxing Means of Agricultural Production in Germany: A RelativelyHigh Tax Burden Compared to Other Important EU Competitors pp. 48-54

Rüdiger Parsche, Doina Radulescu and Doina Maria Radulescu

Assessing Old-age Pension Benefits: The Rules Applied In Different Countries pp. 55-63

Martin Werding

Welfare Time Limits in the United States pp. 64-68

Charles Michalopoulos

Competitive Tendering and Contracting of Temporary Work Agencies in Germany pp. 69-74

Wolfgang Ochel

Volume 2, issue 01, 2004

Decentralising the public sector: Fiscal Decentralisation and Economic Growth: Is there Really a Link? pp. 3-9

Fritz Breuss and Markus Eller

Decentralising the public sector: The Impact of Decentralisation on Service Delivery, Corruption, Fiscal Management and Growth in Developing and Emerging Market Economies: A Synthesis of Empirical Evidence pp. 10-14

Anwar Shah, Theresa Thompson and Heng-Fu Zou

Decentralising the public sector: Fiscal Decentralisation as a Mechanism to Modernise the State - Truths and Myths pp. 15-20

Loenardo Letelier Saavedra

Decentralising the public sector: What Drives Fiscal Decentralisation? pp. 21-25

Ugo Panizza

Decentralising the public sector: Transition and the Recent Reforms in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the Czech Republic pp. 26-29

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and João do Carmo Oliveira

Environmental Taxes: A Comparison of French and Swedish Experience from Taxes on Industrial Air Pollution pp. 30-34

Katrin Millock, Celine Nauges and Thomas Sterner

A Note on Public Spending Efficiency pp. 35-39

Antonio Afonso

What Can be Learned from Continental Europe's Largest Privatisation Program? – Italy 1993 to 2003 pp. 40-48

Andrea Goldstein

Employment Pacts in Italy 1992 to 2002 pp. 49-56

Sascha Becker and Sascha O. Becker

Volume 1, issue 04, 2003

Child Care Subsidies as Social Policy pp. 03-07

David Blau

Firms’ Contribution to the Reconciliation between Work and Family pp. 08-12

John M. Evans and Samantha Callan

Supports for Working Families: Work and Care Policies across Welfare States pp. 13-18

Janet C. Gornick and Marcia K. Meyers

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Selected OECD Countries pp. 19-24

Sheila B. Kamerman

Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment in OECD Countries pp. 25-32

Lawrence Kahn

National Institutional Systems in Global Competition and the Inertia of German Labour Market Institutions pp. 33-38

Wolfgang Ochel

Human Capital Formation in Germany: An Untapped Potential pp. 39-45

Hans-Peter Klös and Axel Plünnecke

Central Exams as the "Currency" of School Systems: International Evidence on the Complementarity of School Autonomy and Central Exams pp. 46-56

Ludger Woessmann

What Next for School Vouchers? pp. 57-61

Paul E. Peterson

Volume 1, issue 03, 2003

Capital Funding versus Pay-as-you-go in Health-care Financing Reconsidered pp. 03-08

Klaus-Dirk Henke and Katja Borchardt

Health Accounts and Other Welfare Accounts pp. 09-14

Stefan Fölster, Robert Gidehag, Mike Orszag and Dennis J. Snower

Managed Care: Low Reputation but Most Effective pp. 15-19

Stefan Felder

Solving the Premium Risk Problem, Insurer Switches, and Transfers of Aging Provisions pp. 20-23

Volker Meier

Privatisation in OECD Countries: Theoretical Reasons and Results Obtained pp. 24-29

Friedrich Schneider

Taxing Pensions: Cross-country Differences and International Co-ordination pp. 30-35

Robert Fenge and Martin Werding

Functional Decentralisation of Government Activity pp. 36-42

Rigmar Osterkamp and Markus Eller

Swiss Social Health Insurance: Co-payments Work pp. 43-46

Stefan Felder and Andreas Werblow

Exit and Voice in Dutch Social Health Insurance pp. 47-53

Stefan Greß, Diana Delnoij and Peter Groenewegen

Sickness-related Absenteeism and Economic Incentives in Sweden: A History of Reforms pp. 54-60

Daniela Andrén

Demographic Dependency Ratios pp. 69-70

Rigmar Osterkamp

Volume 1, issue 02, 2003

Interactions between Institutions Matter pp. 03-06

Michèle Belot, Jan C. van Ours and Jan C. van Ours

European Unemployment: Labour Market Institutions and Economic Turbulence pp. 07-12

Lars Ljungqvist

Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment in OECD Countries pp. 13-26

Stephen Nickell

Institutions in the Economic Fitness Landscape: What Impact Do Welfare State Institutions Have on Economic Performance? pp. 27-33

Ronald Schettkat

The Contingency Thesis of Collective Bargaining Institutions pp. 34-39

Franz Traxler

Evasion of Value-added Taxes in Europe: Ifo Approach to Estimating the Evasion of Value-added Taxes on the Basis of National Accounts Data (NAD) pp. 40-44

Andrea Gebauer and Rüdiger Parsche

Taxes as a Determinant for Foreign Direct Investment in Europe pp. 45-51

Andreas Haufler and Sven Stöwhase

Effects of Tax Depreciation Rules on Firms' Investment Decisions: A Comparison of European Transition Countries pp. 52-55

Chang Woon Nam, Doina Radulescu and Doina Maria Radulescu

Welfare to Work in the United Kingdom pp. 56-62

Wolfgang Ochel

Labour Dispute Rules and Strikes in the European Union pp. 63-66

Wolfgang Ochel and Markus Selwitschka

Fiscal Monitoring in the Euro-Area pp. 67-68

Rigmar Osterkamp

Development of Public Debt in Europe pp. 74-75

Rigmar Osterkamp

Volume 1, issue 01, 2003

Editorial: CESifo DICE Report - A New Quarterly Journal for Institutional Comparisons pp. 02

Hans-Werner Sinn

Securing Pensions for the Next Fifty Years - Achievements of Recent Reforms in Selected Countries pp. 03-10

Eric Thode

After Another Decade of Reform: Do Pension Systems in Europe Converge? pp. 11-16

Martin Werding

The Development of the Shadow Economies and Shadow Labour Force of 21 OECD and 22 Transition Countries pp. 17-23

Friedrich Schneider

Do Strict Electoral Campaign Finance Rules Limit Corruption? pp. 24-27

Thomas Stratmann

Redistributive Tax Policies and Inequality: An Assessment of Recent Country Comparative Studies pp. 28-31

Kjetil Bjorvatn and Alexander Cappelen

How Decentralised Is Government Activity? pp. 32-35

Rigmar Osterkamp and Markus Eller

The Reform of the Savings Bank System in France - A Model for Other Countries? pp. 36-41

Jochen Klein

Tax Privileges for Families in an International Comparison pp. 42-45

Wolfgang Meister and Wolfgang Ochel

Early and Late Reformers: Long-Term Trends of Public Expenditure in 21 OECD Countries pp. 46-47

Rigmar Osterkamp