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Public Finance

Friday, 18 March 2016: 4:30 PM-6:30 PM
Chair:
James Savage, University of Virginia—USA
Organizer:
M. Peter van der Hoek, Erasmus University—Netherlands
How can fiscal policy help the economy grow: Evidence from OECD countries
Carsten Colombier, Federal Finance Administration—Switzerland
Responses to fiscal crisis: The relevance of performance information in European governments
Ringa Raudla, Tallinn University of Technology—Estonia; James W. Douglas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte—USA; Riin Savi, Tallinn University of Technology—Estonia; Tiina Randma-Liiv, Tallinn University of Technology—Estonia
Fiscal multipliers in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia: A bucket approach vs. empirical estimation
Hrvoje Simovic, University of Zagreb—Croatia; Milan Deskar-Skrbic, Erste&Steiermarkische bank d.d.—Croatia
An optimal tax rate for local government: How high is too high?
Arwiphawee Srithongrung, Wichita State University—USA
Discussants:
Arwiphawee Srithongrung, Wichita State University—USA ; Carsten Colombier, Federal Finance Administration—Switzerland ; Ringa Raudla, Tallinn University of Technology—Estonia and Hrvoje Simovic, University of Zagreb—Croatia