“…The book gives account of the background regarding the factors that necessitated pension reforms prior to and after the fiscal crisis. Furthermore, it describes the Greek pension reforms and reductions which were undertaken progressively by the Greek Parliament from the beginning of the crisis until the year 2012. …”

“…The book provides evidence of significant differences in the ways fiscal and monetary policies are conducted by incumbent populists in Latin America, Europe and the OECD. …”

“…This volume updates a 2008 report by documenting revisions to methods, providing descriptive information on the workforce through fiscal year 2011, and providing a user's manual for a model that can help managers project workforce needs through 2021 under different assumptions about the future. …”

“…Through an intensive examination of the fiscal and juridical records of the period and the documents of contemporary literature, Dr. …”

“…A careful study of local demographic, fiscal, and tax records allows him to reconstruct the social structure of Elbeuf's population on the eve of the French Revolution and to make claims about its economy, which was based on wool production. …”

“…Depending on the chosen fiscal strategy, there exists either an optimal deficit ratio or an optimal tax rate that maximizes the sum of consumption and government purchases per capita…”

“…Does it enhance access to health care or improve efficiency in health service delivery? Will it provide fiscal relief for governments struggling to raise public revenue for health? …”

“…O papel da administração fiscal no combate ao suborno e corrupção O papel dos inspetores tributários Indicadores de possível suborno ou corrupção Indicadores relativos ao risco interno e externo do contribuinte Indicadores relativos às operações do contribuinte Indicadores relativos a pagamentos e fluxos financeiros Indicadores sobre os resultados das operações do contribuinte Indicadores relativos ao beneficiário dos proventos de possível suborno ou corrupção Anexo A - Lista de sites úteis e outros recursos Anexo B - Informações que devem constar numa comunicação de suspeitas de possível suborno ou corrupção Anexo C - Indicadores de possível suborno ou corrupção …”

“…While reforms are under way in both areas, further efforts are needed to support the domestic drivers of growth. At a time of fiscal consolidation, these two policy areas should at the least be protected from budgetary cuts while every opportunity for efficiency gains should be seized. …”

“…Unfavourable demographic trends in many OECD countries threaten the sustainability of potential labour resources, GDP growth and fiscal positions. One factor that is expected to mitigate these trends is continued inflows of migrant workers from low income economies. …”

“…These elasticities are used by the European Commission, as part of the EU fiscal surveillance process, to calculate the semi-elasticity of the budget balance as a percentage of GDP with respect to the output gap. …”

“…In countries with symptoms of secular stagnation, more monetary and fiscal stimulus should be accompanied by structural reforms to boost potential growth and neutral rates. …”

“…The paper first estimates a fiscal reaction function which analysis the reaction of property tax revenues to house prices. …”

“…This paper analyses the monetary and fiscal policy implications of output gap estimates in times of crisis. …”

“…Australia’s inter-governmental fiscal relations have gradually moved towards greater centralisation. …”

“…Furthermore, transition matrices reveal that mobility within the distribution over time is higher in countries with larger degrees of fiscal decentralisation. This suggests that decentralisation allows regions to “take matters into their own hands”. …”

“…In particular, it is found that this effect is lower in countries with higher real exchange rate flexibility and fiscal policy counter-cyclicality…”

“…In the recovery, there is little evidence that an underestimate of the impact of fiscal consolidation contributed significantly to forecast errors. …”

“…The inflation target needs to be given greater prominence. The fiscal stance remains broadly appropriate but could be tighter, if warranted, to complement monetary restraint and help keep the real exchange rate on a sustainable path. …”

“…Furthermore, currency boards can only be viewed as part of a wider policy framework encompassing fiscal sustainability and flexibility in the real economy. …”