1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990006834320403321

Autore

Tobin, James <1918-2002>

Titolo

Full employment and growth : further Keynesian essays on policy / James Tobin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cheltenham : E. Elgar, c 1996

Descrizione fisica

XII, 316 p. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

339.50973

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

VI A 1448

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786474103321

Autore

Budina Nina

Titolo

Fiscal Rules in Response to the Crisis : : Toward the "Next-Generation" Rules:   A New Dataset / / Nina Budina, Andrea Schaechter, Anke Weber, Tidiane Kinda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012

ISBN

1-4755-9499-2

1-4755-1824-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (50 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/12/187

Altri autori (Persone)

SchaechterAndrea

WeberAnke

KindaTidiane

Soggetti

Fiscal policy - Europe

Budgeting

Macroeconomics

Public Finance

Fiscal Policy

Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government

National Deficit Surplus

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

National Budget



Budget Systems

Public finance & taxation

Budgeting & financial management

Fiscal rules

Expenditure

Fiscal stance

Budget planning and preparation

Fiscal policy

Public financial management (PFM)

Expenditures, Public

Budget

Europe Economic policy

Switzerland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Abstract; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Definition, Objectives, and Types of Fiscal Rules; A. Definition and Objectives; B. Types of Fiscal Rules; Tables; 1. Properties of Different Types of Fiscal Rules; III. The Past Two Decades: Fiscal Rules on the Rise; A. Who Uses Fiscal Rules and How Many?; Figures; 1. Countries with Fiscal Rules (National and Supranational), 2012; 2. Number of Countries with Fiscal Rules; Boxes; 1. The 'Fiscal Compact' and the 'Six Pack'-Two New Chapters in EU Fiscal Governance Reform; 3. Selected Economies: Moving to Multiple National Fiscal Rules

4. Average Number of National Fiscal RulesB. What Types and Combinations of Rules?; 5. Types of Fiscal Rules in Use, 2012; 6. Widespread Combinations of Fiscal Rules in Use, 2012; 7. Regional Differences Regarding the Type of National Fiscal Rules; IV. Key Characteristics; A. Legislative Support; 2. Statutory Basis of Fiscal Rules; 3. Countries with Constitutional Legal Basis; B. Coverage of Government; 8. Statutory Basis of Fiscal Rules by Type of Rule and Economy, 2012; C. Coverage of Aggregate; 4. Coverage of Aggregate; 9. Coverage of Fiscal Rules, 2012; D. Escape Clauses

E. Automatic Correction Mechanisms5. Fiscal Rules with Escape Clauses; F. Supporting Arrangements; 10. Trends in Fiscal Responsibility Laws; 6. Enforcement of Fiscal Rules through Independent Bodies; V. "The Next-Generation Fiscal Rules:" Responses to the Crisis; 7. Fiscal Rules during the Crisis: Some Examples; 8. Types of Recently Adopted National Fiscal Rules (since 2010); 11. Number of Countries with Budget Balance Rules Accounting for the Cycle; VI. Fiscal Rules Dataset and Fiscal Rules Index; A. Setup of the Dataset; 2. Score by Fiscal Rules Characteristics

B. Fiscal Rules Index: Methodology and Findings12. Fiscal Rules Sub-indices by Type of Rule; C. Key Findings; 13. Fiscal Rules Sub-indices by Key Characteristics; 14. Overall Fiscal Rules Index; 15. Selected Fiscal Rules Sub-indices by Type of Rule; D. Robustness Checks: Alternative Weighting and Aggregation; 16. Selected Fiscal Rules Sub-indices by Key Characteristics; 9. Spearman's Rank Correlation



Coefficients for Various Aggregate Indices; E. Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Performance: Avenues for Future Work; VII. Conclusions; References; Appendixes; 1. Escape Clauses: Country Examples

2. New Fiscal Rules Adopted since 20103. Country Coverage; 4. Fiscal Rules Index Using Random Weights; Appendix Figure 1. Distribution of the Overall Fiscal Rules Strength Index, 2012; 5. Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Performance: Some Preliminary Statistical Evidence; Appendix Figure 2. Fiscal Rules Strength Index and Change in Debt-to-GDP Ratio; 6. Fiscal Responsibility Laws in Selected Countries: Main Features

Sommario/riassunto

Strengthening fiscal frameworks, in particular fiscal rules, has emerged as a key response to the fiscal legacy of the crisis. This paper takes stock of fiscal rules in use around the world, compiles a dataset - covering national and supranational fiscal rules, in 81 countries from 1985 to end-March 2012 - and presents details about the rules’ key design elements, particularly in support of enforcement. This information is summarized in a set of fiscal rules indices. Three key findings emerge: (i) many new fiscal rules have been adopted and existing ones strengthened in response to the crisis; (ii) the number of fiscal rules and the comprehensiveness of the design features in emerging economies has caught up to those in advanced economies; and (iii) the "next-generation" fiscal rules are increasingly complex as they combine the objectives of sustainability and with the need for flexibility in response to shocks, thereby creating new challenges for implementation, communication, and monitoring.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483176003321

Autore

Iguchi Masahiko

Titolo

Divergence and Convergence of Automobile Fuel Economy Regulations : A Comparative Analysis of EU, Japan and the US / / by Masahiko Iguchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-17500-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Disciplina

300

320

327

339.5

344.046

36370561

577.27

Soggetti

International relations

Climatic changes

Economics

Comparative government

Environmental law

Environmental policy

International Relations

Climate Change

International Political Economy

Comparative Politics

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: introduction -- Chapter 2: Business actors in global environmental governance -- Chapter 3: Construction of European fuel economy regulations for passenger cars -- Chapter 4: Construction of Japanese fuel economy regulations for passenger cars -- Chapter 5: Construction of the US fuel economy regulations for passenger cars --



Chapter 6: Comparative assessment -- Chapter 7: Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reveals the mechanisms underlying the convergence of car fuel economy regulations in Europe, Japan and the US by drawing upon a constructivist theory of International Relations and law that focuses on business competition and environmental regulations. It offers new understanding of the topic of cars and an issue of climate change, discussing the emerging phenomenon of convergence of fuel economy regulations; addressing the role of business actors in pushing for climate change action; proposing the new model of agency with and beyond states; and providing insightful case studies from Europe, Japan and the US. The opening chapter reviews the automobile industry and global climate change, providing a background for the discussion to follow. Chapter 2, Business Actors and Global Environmental Governance, grounds the discussion in the field of environmental governance. The third chapter is a case study examining the construction and timing of the European Union's climate policies for automobile CO2 emissions, discussing the underlying factors and the actors influencing the policies. The following chapter argues that Japan adopted its stringent fuel economy regulations primarily because of industry competitiveness, motivated by stringent environmental regulations in export markets and encouraged by a tradition of ‘co-regulation’ and ‘corporatism’ to enhance the regulations. Chapter 5 asks why the US, the first country to introduce fuel economy regulations, spent two decades in regulatory stagnation, and discusses how recent US fuel economy regulations came to converge with Japanese and European standards. Chapter 6 compares, contrasts and analyzes fuel economy regulations among the three case studies, and identifies policy implications for the future climate governance for 2015 and beyond. The final chapter explores applicability of the ‘agency with and beyond the state’ model to other sectors, and to climate governance as a whole.