69th International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 24 - 27, 2010 | Prague, Czech Republic

E60-4 2979 Public Finance Issues II

Friday, 26 March 2010: 09:00-11:00
Chair:
Hubert Gabrisch, Halle Institute for Economic Research—Germany
Organizer:
M. Peter van der Hoek, Erasmus University—Netherlands
Oligopoly in the European Rail Transport Sector
Laurent Guihery, University Lumiere Lyon 2—France
Drivers of Health Care Expenditure: Does Baumol's Cost Disease Loom Large?
Carsten Colombier, Federal Finance Administration—Switzerland
Fiscal Autonomy and Total Government Expenditure: An Austrian Case Study
Johann Bröthaler, Vienna University of Technology—Austria; Michael Getzner, Klagenfurt University—Austria
Discussants:
Carsten Colombier, Federal Finance Administration—Switzerland and Gary Wagner, University of Arkansas at Little Rock—USA