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The output effect of fiscal consolidation plans. Alberto Alesina, June 2015, Paper. "We show that the correct experiment to evaluate the effects of a fiscal adjustment is the…
The Political Economy of Government Debt. Alberto Alesina, March 2015, Paper. "This paper critically reviews the literature which explains why and under which …
Austerity in 2009-2013, Alberto Alesina, September 29, 2014, Paper, The deficit reduction policies (often referred to as fiscal “austerity”) followed by several OECD…
Political Budget Cycles: Evidence from Italian Cities. Alberto Alesina, September 2014, Paper. "The introduction of a new real estate tax in Italy in 2011 created a well designed…
The output effect of fiscal consolidation plans. Alberto Alesina, May 2014, Paper. "We show that the correct experiment to evaluate the effects of a scale adjustment is the…
Regulation versus Taxation. Alberto Alesina, September 16, 2013, Paper. "We study which policy tool and at what level a majority chooses in order to reduce activities with…
Austerity: The Relative Effects of Tax Increases versus Spending Cuts. Alberto Alesina, March 7, 2013, Paper. "In a recent New Yorker article, John Cassidy declared, 'It is…
Fairness and Redistribution: Reply. Alberto Alesina, 2013, Paper. "The key contribution of Alesina and Angeletos (2005)—henceforth, AA—is to show how fairness considerations open…
Fiscal Policy after the Great Recession. Alberto Alesina, September 12, 2012, Paper. "The Great Recession has severely hit the economies of most of the countries.…
The Kindest Cuts. Alberto Alesina, Fall 2012, Opinion. "Shrinking spending reduces deficits without harming the economy—unlike tax hikes. Should debt-ridden and economically…