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See detailProperties of Equivalence Scales in Different Countries
Koulovatianos, Christos UL; Schröder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich

in Journal of Economics (2005), 86

Recent studies in high-income industrialized countries have shown that equivalence scales are income-dependent. We investigate whether this dependence also holds in poorer, services oriented countries, by ... [more ▼]

Recent studies in high-income industrialized countries have shown that equivalence scales are income-dependent. We investigate whether this dependence also holds in poorer, services oriented countries, by considering the example of Cyprus. We also examine whether household economies of scale and relative children costs differ. [less ▲]

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See detailEndogenous Public Policy and Long-Run Growth
Koulovatianos, Christos UL; Mirman, Leonard J.

Report (2004)

. We study the determinants of voting outcomes on the provision of public consumption through marginal income taxes in the context of the simple linear growth model. We focus on how the dynamic ... [more ▼]

. We study the determinants of voting outcomes on the provision of public consumption through marginal income taxes in the context of the simple linear growth model. We focus on how the dynamic politicoeconomic equilibrium maps the economic fundamentals to policies and long-run growth. We find that in a deterministic growth environment voters internalize, although imperfectly, the deadweight losses of taxation and vote for lower taxes when the productivity of capital is higher. Therefore, the politicoeconomic channel reinforces the positive role of productivity for growth. In a stochastic environment, we find that if business cycles are driven by productivity shocks in the endogenous growth framework, equilibrium policies imply that taxes should fall in high growth periods and rise in low-growth periods. In line with existing evidence, our model predicts procyclical public consumption and countercyclical public consumption GDP shares. [less ▲]

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See detailOn the Income Dependence of Equivalence Scales
Koulovatianos, Christos UL; Schroder, Carsten; Schmidt, Ulrich

Report (2004)

We suggest a simple survey method for obtaining direct subjective estimates of equivalence scales, also appropriate for testing whether equivalence scales depend on reference-household income. We ... [more ▼]

We suggest a simple survey method for obtaining direct subjective estimates of equivalence scales, also appropriate for testing whether equivalence scales depend on reference-household income. We implement our approach in two countries, Germany and France. In both countries independence of base is rejected. In particular, we find that equivalence scales depend negatively on reference income, an indication of increasing economies of scale in household consumption as living standards go up. Our estimation method is non-parametric, and it allows us to test generalized equivalence-scale exactness, which is not rejected in any of our samples. [less ▲]

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See detailThe Effects of Market Structure on Industry Growth
Koulovatianos, Christos UL; Mirman, Leonard J.

Report (2004)

We study the behavior of firms in an imperfectly competitive environment in which firms influence the evolution of the stock of capital equipment. Our model enables us, using analytical characterizations ... [more ▼]

We study the behavior of firms in an imperfectly competitive environment in which firms influence the evolution of the stock of capital equipment. Our model enables us, using analytical characterizations, to show the effect of key ingredients of dynamic competition on firm strategies and industry dynamics in addition to the usual static interaction. These effects are the static market externality (implicit in the static Cournot Equilibrium) as well as the dynamic market externality due to the effect on the market outputs of a capital stock and a dynamic externality that stems from the competition between firms for the capital stock. These strategic elements justify our conclusions, based on the study of four market structures, for the link between industrial organization and industry growth [less ▲]

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See detailR\&D Investment, Market Structure, and Industry Growth
Koulovatianos, Christos UL; Mirman, Leonard J.

Report (2003)

We study how alternative market structures influence market supply and R\&D investment decisions of firms operating in dynamic imperfectly competitive environments. Firms can reduce their future ... [more ▼]

We study how alternative market structures influence market supply and R\&D investment decisions of firms operating in dynamic imperfectly competitive environments. Firms can reduce their future production cost through R\&D investment today, which is the engine of endogenous industry growth. Our framework enables us to identify key strategic ingredients in firms dynamic competitive behavior through analytical characterizations. These ingredients are a static market externality, stemming from the standard oligopolistic Cournot competition, a dynamic externality that arises due to knowledge spillovers, and a dynamic market externality that comes from the interaction of knowledge spillovers with future market oligopolistic competition that firms internalize while making decisions. We isolate the impact of each strategic ingredient by comparing four alternative market structures. [less ▲]

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See detailRedistributive Policies through Taxation: Theory and Evidence
GRANT, Charles; Koulovatianos, Christos UL; MICHAELIDES, Alexander et al

Report (2003)

Increasing marginal tax rates and making payments to the poor reduce inequality and introduce savings dis-incentives. Using a heterogeneous agent model with incomplete markets, we show that higher taxes ... [more ▼]

Increasing marginal tax rates and making payments to the poor reduce inequality and introduce savings dis-incentives. Using a heterogeneous agent model with incomplete markets, we show that higher taxes (and transfers) decrease consumption inequality but also mean savings and mean consumption. This demonstrates the trade-off between equity and efficiency. These theoretical predictions are tested by exploiting differences in tax rates across US states. Using two surveys, the Consumer Expenditure Survey and the Current Population Survey, we show that the empirical evidence supports the theory, and that there is a comparatively small fall in efficiency for a given gain in equity associated with higher taxation. [less ▲]

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See detailThe Effects of Market Structure on Industry Growth
Koulovatianos, Christos UL; Mirman, Leonard J.

Report (2003)

We study the behavior of firms in an imperfectly competitive environment in which firms influence the evolution of the stock of capital equipment. Our model enables us, using analytical characterizations ... [more ▼]

We study the behavior of firms in an imperfectly competitive environment in which firms influence the evolution of the stock of capital equipment. Our model enables us, using analytical characterizations, to show the effect of key ingredients of dynamic competition on firm strategies and industry dynamics in addition to the usual static interaction. These effects are the static market externality (implicit in the static Cournot Equilibrium) as well as the dynamic market externality due to the effect on the market outputs of a capital stock and a dynamic externality that stems from the competition between firms for the capital stock. These strategic elements justify our conclusions, based on the study of four market structures, for the link between industrial organization and industry growth. [less ▲]

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