“...Temporary overseas work can both raise a family's income and split the household geographically, with theoretically ambiguous net effects on spending, finance,...”

“...Summary This paper looks at how individual attitudes towards the allocation of government spending change along the life cycle. As individuals age and...”

“...This article examines empirically the question of whether more unequal societies spend more on income redistribution than their more egalitarian counterparts...”

“...This paper uses new cross‐country data to assess the relationship between public spending on health care and the health status of the poor. Data are drawn from...”

“...The crisis threatens the welfare of about 160 million people in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region who are poor or are just above the poverty line. Using...”

“...This paper examines the factors affecting the persistence of fiscal consolidation in 25 emerging market countries during 1980–2001. It proposes a new approach...”

“...The paper examines the cyclical properties of food aid with respect to food availability in recipient countries, with a view to assessing its impact on...”

“...Very little is known about gender wage disparities in Kosovo and, to date, nothing is known about how such wage disparities evolve over time, particularly...”