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Volume 33, month 12, 2012

Numbers and Public Policy: The Power of Official Statistics and Statistical Communication in Public Policymaking pp. 429-448

Andrew Dilnot

Increasing Charitable Giving: What Can We Learn from Economics? pp. 449-466

Sarah Smith

Do Charitable Solicitations Matter? A Comparative Analysis of Fundraising Methods pp. 467-487

Barış Yörük

Tax Biases to Debt Finance: Assessing the Problem, Finding Solutions pp. 489-512

Ruud de Mooij

Competition, Quality and Contract Compliance: Evidence from Compulsory Competitive Tendering in Local Government in Great Britain, 1987–2000 pp. 513-546

Robin G. Milne, Graeme Roy and Luis Angeles

Dynamic Linkages among Budget Deficits, Interest Rates and the Stock Market pp. 547-570

Nikiforos Laopodis

Volume 33, month 09, 2012

The Elasticity of Taxable Income in New Zealand pp. 287-303

Iris Claus, John Creedy and Josh Teng

The Impact of Oportunidades on Consumption, Savings and Transfers pp. 305-334

Manuela Angelucci, Orazio Attanasio and Vincenzo Di Maro

Effects of Temporary In‐Work Benefits for Welfare Recipients: Examination of the Australian Working Credit Programme pp. 335-369

Roger Wilkins and Andrew Leigh

The Effects of Reduced Social Security Contributions on Employment: An Evaluation of the 2003 French Reform pp. 371-398

Mathieu Bunel and Yannick L'Horty

Lifetime Generational Accounts for the Netherlands pp. 399-427

Harry Ter Rele and Claudio Labanca

Volume 33, month 06, 2012

The Role of Education and Skills in Driving Social Mobility pp. 155-158

Lee Elliot Major

The Socio‐Economic Gradient in Teenagers' Reading Skills: How Does England Compare with Other Countries? pp. 159-184

John Jerrim

The Link between Household Income, University Applications and University Attendance pp. 185-210

Jake Anders

The Distributional Impact of the 2012–13 Higher Education Funding Reforms in England pp. 211-235

Haroon Chowdry, Lorraine Dearden, Alissa Goodman and Wenchao Jin

The Impact of Fathers' Job Loss during the Recession of the 1980s on their Children's Educational Attainment and Labour Market Outcomes pp. 237-264

Paul Gregg, Lindsey Macmillan and Bilal Nasim

The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility pp. 265-286

Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin

Volume 33, month 03, 2012

Efficient Redistribution of Lifetime Income through Welfare Accounts pp. 1-37

Lans Bovenberg, Martin Ino Hansen and Peter Birch Sørensen

Universal Credit: A Preliminary Analysis of Its Impact on Incomes and Work Incentives pp. 39-71

Mike Brewer, James Browne and Wenchao Jin

Higher Education Finance in the UK pp. 73-105

Lorraine Dearden, Alissa Goodman and Gill Wyness

The Displacement Effect of Public Pensions on the Accumulation of Financial Assets pp. 107-128

Michael Hurd, Pierre-Carl Michaud and Susann Rohwedder

The Effects of Social Spending on Economic Activity: Empirical Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries pp. 129-152

Davide Furceri and Aleksandra Zdzienicka

Volume 32, month 12, 2011

A Proposal to Improve the VAT Treatment of Housing in the European Union pp. 455-481

Sijbren Cnossen

Do UK Higher Education Students Overestimate Their Starting Salary? pp. 483-509

John Jerrim

Macro‐Fiscal Volatility and the Composition of Public Spending pp. 511-538

Sara Riscado, Juraj Stančík and Timo Valila

The Distributional Implications of Income Under‐Reporting in Hungary pp. 539-560

Dóra Benedek and Orsolya Lelkes

Volume 32, month 09, 2011

The Mirrlees Review pp. 319-329

Paul Johnson and Gareth Myles

The Mirrlees Review: Conclusions and Recommendations for Reform pp. 331-359

James Mirrlees, Stuart Adam, Timothy Besley, Richard Blundell, Stephen Bond, Robert Chote, Malcolm Gammie, Paul Johnson, Gareth Myles and James Poterba

Reflections on Tax by Design pp. 361-373

John Creedy

Reflections on the Mirrlees Review: An Australasian Perspective pp. 375-393

Chris Evans

Commentary on Tax by Design: The Mirrlees Review pp. 395-414

Roger Gordon

An Optimal Tax System pp. 415-435

Louis Kaplow

The Design of Capital Income Taxation: Reflections on the Mirrlees Review pp. 437-452

Christian Keuschnigg

Volume 32, month 06, 2011

Schools, Markets and League Tables pp. 179-186

Lorraine Dearden and Anna Vignoles

On Educational Performance Measures pp. 187-206

Alastair Muriel and Jeffrey Smith

Understanding Uncertainty in School League Tables pp. 207-224

George Leckie and Harvey Goldstein

The Effectiveness of English Secondary Schools for Pupils of Different Ability Levels pp. 225-244

Lorraine Dearden, John Micklewright and Anna Vignoles

Can School League Tables Help Parents Choose Schools? pp. 245-261

Rebecca Allen and Simon Burgess

Measuring School Value Added with Administrative Data: The Problem of Missing Variables pp. 263-278

Lorraine Dearden, Alfonso Miranda and Sophia Rabe‐Hesketh

Assessing Educational Effectiveness: Policy Implications from Diverse Areas of Research pp. 279-295

Herbert W. Marsh, Benjamin Nagengast, John Fletcher and Ioulia Televantou

Recent Developments in the Identification and Estimation of Production Functions of Skills pp. 297-316

Flavio Cunha

Volume 32, month 03, 2011

Public Investment and Cost‐Benefit Analysis in the European Union pp. 3-9

Massimo Florio and Gareth Myles

Public Investment under Fiscal Constraints pp. 11-42

Emanuele Bacchiocchi, Elisa Borghi and Alessandro Missale

Public Investment and Fiscal Performance in the New EU Member States pp. 43-71

Jan Hanousek and Evžen Kočenda

Social Discount Rates and Welfare Weights for Public Investment Decisions under Budgetary Restrictions: The Case of Cyprus pp. 73-107

David J. Evans and Erhun Kula

Shadow Wages for the EU Regions pp. 109-143

Chiara Del Bo, Carlo Fiorio and Massimo Florio

Cost–Benefit Indicators and Transport Programming pp. 145-175

Emile Quinet

Volume 31, month 12, 2010

Corporate Tax Consolidation and Enhanced Cooperation in the European Union pp. 453-479

Leon Bettendorf, Albert Van der Horst, Ruud de Mooij and Hendrik Vrijburg

Public Policy towards Food Consumption pp. 481-507

Rachel Griffith and Martin O'Connell

The UK National Minimum Wage in Retrospect pp. 509-534

Peter Dolton, Chiara Rosazza Bondibene and Jonathan Wadsworth

Revenue Elasticities in Complex Income Tax Structures: An Application to Spain pp. 535-561

John Creedy and José Félix Sanz‐Sanz

Volume 31, month 09, 2010

The Economic Cost of Growing Up Poor: Estimating the GDP Loss Associated with Child Poverty pp. 289-311

Joanne Blanden, Kirstine Hansen and Stephen Machin

Revenue Forecasting Practices: Differences across Countries and Consequences for Forecasting Performance pp. 313-340

Thiess Buettner and Björn Kauder

Does Social Capital Reduce Moral Hazard? A Network Model for Non-Life Insurance Demand pp. 341-372

Giovanni Millo and Giacomo Pasini

What Drives Fiscal Decentralisation? Further Assessing the Role of Income pp. 373-404

Philip Bodman and Andrew Hodge

Demographic Change and Pension Reform in Spain: An Assessment in a Two-Earner, OLG Model pp. 405-452

Alfonso Sanchez Martin and Virginia SanchezMarcos

Volume 31, month 06, 2010

Opting for Opting-In? An Evaluation of the European Commission's Proposals for Reforming VAT on Financial Services pp. 171-202

Rita de la Feria and Ben Lockwood

The Saving Gateway: Implications for Optimal Saving pp. 203-225

Matthew Rablen

Unemployment, Government Spending and the Laffer Effect pp. 227-250

Ludger Linnemann

Fiscal Policy Shocks in the Euro Area and the US: An Empirical Assessment pp. 251-285

Pablo Burriel, Francisco de Castro Fernández, Daniel Garrote, Esther Gordo, Joan Paredes and Javier Pérez

Volume 31, month 03, 2010

Assessing the Fiscal Costs and Benefits of A8 Migration to the UK pp. 1-41

Christian Dustmann, Tommaso Frattini and Caroline Halls

Tax and the Crisis pp. 43-79

Michael Keen, Alexander Klemm and Victoria Perry

Did the National Minimum Wage Affect UK Prices? pp. 81-120

Jonathan Wadsworth

The Value of Teachers' Pensions in England and Wales pp. 121-150

Richard Disney, Carl Emmerson and Gemma Tetlow

Interest Income Tax Evasion, the EU Savings Directive and Capital Market Effects pp. 151-170

Tina Klautke and Alfons Weichenrieder