Ross school of business and university of michigan at ann arbor department of economics. Fiscal rules are laws aimed at reducing the incentive to accumulate debt, and many countries adopt them to discipline local governments. We thank jushan bai and serena ng for helpful discussions and ugo troiano for research assistance. Dr troiano works at the university of michigan as an assistant professor of economics.
Policy responses to the introduction of the income tax. Professor in the economics department at university of michigan. A comparative study based on the state personal income tax ugo troiano. Gould, richard holden, anup malani, sam peltzman, christopher snyder sponsored by the university of chicago booth school of business and the university of chicago law school. Efls archives page 5 of 6 culverhouse college of business. World bank, public economics division, julyaugust 1992. Labor market attitudes and experienced political institutions by troiano, ugo a. Debra pospiech, daniel reck, ajay shenoy, david szymanski, ugo troiano, michelle weston, and eleanor wilking. This study attempted to explore the question whether sexdetermined grammatical gender loading in the native language will have an effect on the development of gender identity. Yet, their effectiveness is disputed because of commitment and enforcement problems. This book examines how electoral laws, the timing of elections, the ideological orientation of governments, and the nature of competition between political parties influence unemployment, economic. So far, only a minority of all works could be analyzed. Veronica grembi, tommaso nannicini and ugo troiano the impact of disability benefits on labor supply. A comparative study based on the state personal income tax, nber working papers 24175, national bureau of economic research, inc.
Olin prize for best paper in law and economics for free at last. University of michigan at ann arbor department of economics. It adopts an openeconomy approach and incorporates full treatment of european labour and financial institutions and markets, and covers the main macroeconomic theories and policy in. Direct and network effects of a tax enforcement field experiment. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. We consider the role of a politicians age in italian municipal governments. Woodrow wilson school and department of economics, princeton university. Ugo troiano in this paper, we empirically investigate a channel through which social capital may improve economic wellbeing and the functioning of institutions. When the term limit is not binding, younger mayors engage more often in political budget cycles than older mayors. Department of economics university of michigan 611 tappan street, lorch hall 219. Theory of mandated benefits and evidence from maternity leave policies, journal of law and economics, university of chicago press, vol.
Crystal yangs teaching and research interests center around empirical law and economics, particularly in the areas of criminal justice and consumer bankruptcy. Judicial discretion and racial disparities in federal sentencing, 20. In this paper i investigate this question by using data from the general social survey combined with. Evidence from the vas disability compensation program pp. Ugo troiano releases study, do taxes increase economic. He is also research associate at the office of tax policy research, ross school of business and faculty associate at the center for political studies, institute for social research. The unfulfilled promise of advance tax rulings, virginia. This major macroeconomics text by robert barro and vittorio grilli is written from a european perspective. When economic incentives crowd in social preferences vox. He is also research associate at the office of tax policy research, ross. Federal reserve bank of australia, research department, july 1989. The electoral response to a large anti tax evasion program, with l. We found that while indian banks have been less efficient in implementing the pmmy, in comparison the public sector banks are more efficient in providing loans under the scheme and providing loans to startups under the scheme than the private sector banks. Hacrobust trend comparisons among climate series with possible intercept shifts.
Lyle the longterm effects of the printing press in subsaharan africa pp. In this survey of international finance and openeconomy macroeconomics, gandolfo succeeds in meeting the needs of advanced undergraduate or lowerlevel graduate students through a largely textual and graphical approach, while at the same time presenting in the appendices explicit mathematical analyses for more advanced. Publicly shaming delinquent taxpayers vox, cepr policy. I wish to thank also shai bernstein, lorenzo casaburi, stefano giglio, ed knotek, david laibson, jacob leshno, logan t. Growing, shrinking, and long run economic performance. When the term limit is not binding, younger mayors engage in political budget cycles more often than older mayors. Faculty associate, center for political studies research associate, office of tax policy research, ross school of business assistant professor of economics degree. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. Ugo troiano releases paper, intergovernmental cooperation. Old and young politicians research papers in economics. Intergovernmental cooperation and tax enforcement, nber working papers 24153, national bureau of economic research, inc. May 26, 2016 explicit economic incentives for example, a subsidy to contribute to a public good can sometimes crowd out generous and ethical motives.
Ugo troiano, michigan, powered by the localist community event platform cornell university is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. The integration of economic history into economics. Ugo troiano is an assistant professor of economics at the university of michigan. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Economics department, university of michigan, more information at edirc national bureau of economic research nber, more information at edirc access statistics for papers by ugo troiano.
Nj international economics section at the department of economics of princeton university. Guido tabellini professor of economics, bocconi university verified email at unibocconi. Fiscal rules are laws aimed at reducing the incentive to accumulate debt, and many countries adopt them to d. Direct and network effects of a tax enforcement field. Focusing on the relationship between state income tax policies and the distribution of income, the results of this paper find that income inequality is raised after all the state. Published in volume 8, issue 3, pages of american economic journal. Theory of mandated benefits and evidence from maternity leave policies, the journal of law and economics. National bureau of economic research nber date written. We evaluate the effect of a politicians age on political governance, reelection rates,and policies using data on italian local governments. Comparative law and economics by ugo mattei 19970615.
A comparative study based on the state personal income tax by ugo troiano, professor of economics at the university of michigan. New professor ugo troiano discusses his research and experiences at the university. Lewis, eduardo morales, ariel pakes, mike sinkinson, ugo troiano and numerous seminar participants for useful feedback and suggestions. Kevin binns, teyanna munyan and rebecca spavins provided excellent research assistance. Studying the audit exchange information agreements, he finds that tax compliance is higher when there is more cooperation between different levels of government. February 2015 center for political studies cps blog. Brown bag seminar centre for globalisation research blog. The automobile industry and the 193738 recession volume 76 issue 2 joshua k. Economics with an open mind um lsa department of economics. Books by dominick salvatore author of international economics.
Ugo troiano recently published the national bureau of economic research nber working paper entitled, do taxes increase economic inequality. Board of governors of the federal reserve system u. Economics has worked extensively in brazil, where his research analyzes links between education, labor markets, and income inequality. Alesina, alberto, traviss cassidy, and ugo troiano. All about boning, guyton, hodge, slemrod, troiano biography, books, articles, videos in european economic blogs. Social capital and political accountability by tommaso. Yehonatan givati and ugo troiano, law, economics, and culture.
Ugo troiano department of economics university of michigan 611 tappan street, lorch hall 219 ann arbor, mi 48109. Assistant professor of economics, university of michigan. We evaluate the effect of relaxing fiscal rules on policy outcomes applying a quasiexperimental research design. In this paper, we investigate a channel through which social or civic capital may improve economic wellbeing and the functioning of institutions. Faculty research fellow, nber political economy and public economics. Today we profile ugo troiano, faculty associate in cps and assistant professor in the department of economics. Ugo mattei born 1961 in turin, piedmont is the alfred and hanna fromm professor of international and comparative law at the university of california, hastings college of the law, in san francisco, california and a full professor of civil law in the university of turin, italy. Vogelsang, how do climate models compare with reality over the tropics from 19582012. Social capital, government expenditures and growth by giacomo a. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. These are citations from works listed in repec that could be analyzed mechanically.
Books recent books earlier books by decade browse books by series. Direct and network effects of a tax enforcement field experiment, nber working paper 24305. Thus younger politicians behave more strategically in response to electoral incentives, probably because they expect to have a longer political career and stronger career concerns. Haunting us and european federalism 2014, journal of economic literature 52 4, 11721173. Department of economics, tel aviv university, april 1986. Ugo troiano faculty people center for political studies. Kiel institute for world economics, may 1992, may 1994, february 1996, may 1999. Comparative law and economics by ugo mattei 19970615 on. He can discuss politics, economics, diplomacy and drug policy. David howell center for political studies cps blog page 2. He is also a faculty research fellow nber in political economy and public economics, research associate at the office of tax policy research and faculty associate in the institute for social research cps. Firm and establishment size distributions, finance and economics discussion series 2018075. Intergovernmental cooperation and tax enforcement ugo troiano. University of michigan at ann arbor department of economics, government of the united states of america internal revenue service irs, george mason university school of policy, government, and international affairs, university of michigan, stephen m.
University of milan department of economics, management and quantitative methods demm tommaso nannicini. This column discusses new research about the enforcement of tax debts, including evidence from a field experiment in the us with nearly 35,000 tax delinquents who collectively owe half a billion dollars in taxes. Dominick salvatore has 76 books on goodreads with 3990 ratings. In 1999, the italian central government introduced fiscal rules aimed at imposing fiscal discipline on municipal governments, and in 2001 the rules were relaxed for municipalities below 5,000 inhabitants. The electoral response to a large antitax evasion program, the quarterly journal of economics, oxford university press, vol. Ross school of business assistant professor of economics. Old and young politicians, economica, london school of economics and political science, vol. Does experiencing violent crimes matter for social capital. But when properly designed, can incentives crowd in these civic virtues. Our results suggest that younger politicians are more likely to behave strategically in response to election incentives. Post developed by katie brown in coordination with ugo troiano. A comparative study based on the state personal income tax. University of zurich department of economics people professors lorenzo casaburi.
Melvyn levitsky international policy and practice was the u. Theory of mandated benefits and evidence from maternity leave policies, the journal of law and economics 55, no. The study implies that the banksefficiency scores give the policy makers a better picture of their relative performances it takes. Economic development is the leading textbook in this field, providing a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, the driving policy issues, and the latest research.
Whereas existing studies analyse gender and education, this column discusses the effect of a politicians age on governance and reelection. Program on the development of the american economy, law and economics program, public economics program, political economy program improving the efficiency of tax collection is important for development and fairness purposes. Citations many of the citations below have been collected in an experimental project, citec, where a more detailed citation analysis can be found. Grembi, veronica and nannicini, tommaso and troiano, ugo, do fiscal rules matter. Younger mayors are more likely to strategically increase expenditures and attract more transfers from the higher levels of government right before the election. Social capital, government expenditures and growth. I gratefully acknowledge funding from the office of tax policy research, the michigan institute for teaching and research in economics, and rackham graduate school at the university of michigan. Shaming tax delinquents, journal of public economics, vol 167. National bureau of economic research, improving the efficiency of tax collection is important for development and fairness purposes. Does experiencing violent crime matter for social capital. Invited to revise, journal of the european economic association. This book will be of interest to scholars of law, economics, and development, as well as those interested in transformation in formerly communist states. This post is part of a researcher profile series that explores how center for political studies cps researchers came to their work. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
Faculty members from harvard business school and harvard graduate school of education launched the public education leadership project pelp to create and disseminate knowledge about how to manage urban school districts. International finance and openeconomy macroeconomics. The electoral response to a large anti tax evasion program, quarterly journal of economics. The empirical question asked was, will there be a relationship between the amount of linguistic emphasis on sexdetermined gender and the average age of attaining gender identity in children, in a specific language.
Ugo mattei is alfred and hanna fromm professor of international and comparative law, hastings college of law, university of california. Intergovernmental cooperation and tax enforcement ebook. Boning w, j guyton, r hodge, j slemrod and u troiano 2018, heard it through the grapevine. Although most of the tax compliance literature focuses on tax evasion, a significant portion of the tax gap includes tax delinquencies. Different characteristics of a politician could affect policy. Casaburi, l and u troiano 2016, ghosthouse busters. Hodge, ii, joel slemrod, and ugo troiano release paper, heard it through the grapevine.
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