“...The Swiss fiscal rule or "debt brake" is applied to simulated data of economic output and fiscal revenues. The budget remains almost perfectly balanced and the...”

“...How much additional income does a couple with two children need to be equally well-off as a childless couple? This question is important for public policy...”

“...Happiness research has significantly extended our knowledge about the factors determining individual well-being. Several prominent scholars concluded that...”

“...During the last 60 years development in Sub-Sahara Africa has had three main phases - P1, P2 and P3 - divided by kinks in 1972 and in 1994. P1 and P3 had...”

“...We examine the empirical relationship between credit default swap (CDS) premia and government bond spreads for Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain (the...”

“...This paper analyzes the integration of the foreign exchange market for the Basle Pound and the Rhinegulden and the market for gold and silver bullion for the...”

“..."Intergenerational links are often investigated by computing educational attainment correlations between parents and children, even though parental background...”