Outputs (4)

Government size, institutions and export performance among OECD economies (2015)
Journal Article

With a panel of 18 OECD countries, 1980–2005, we investigate the determinants of export performance, in particular the effects of the size of government and institutional features. In a model of endogenous extent of domestically-produced goods, gover... Read More about Government size, institutions and export performance among OECD economies.

The welfare state, institutions and export performance (2015)
Journal Article

With a panel of 18 OECD countries, 1980–2005, we investigate the determinants of export performance, in particular the effects of the size of government and institutional features. In a model of endogenous extent of domestically-produced goods, gover... Read More about The welfare state, institutions and export performance.

The growth–distribution nexus in a mixed regime of education with a status motive: On the macroeconomics of the welfare state (2015)
Journal Article

We develop a growth model with human capital accumulation to study the effects of status-driven motivation on individuals' choice between public or private education. This choice interacts with and exacerbates the effects of status, with implications... Read More about The growth–distribution nexus in a mixed regime of education with a status motive: On the macroeconomics of the welfare state.

Current accounts in the long run and the intertemporal approach: a panel data investigation (2015)
Journal Article

This paper is a theory-based study of the long-run determinants of the current account (CA). For many OECD economies after the Second World War, there has been more long-run variation in the CA data than is emphasised by a ‘Permanent Income’ version... Read More about Current accounts in the long run and the intertemporal approach: a panel data investigation.