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I/2024 Petar Sorić The euro and inflation in Croatia: much ado about nothing? Enja Erker Forecasting medical inflation in the European Union using the ARIMA model Ljubica Mežnarić, Ana Mežnarić Potential investments of pension funds in long-term care for the elderly: the case of Croatia Van Bon Nguyen Does governance contribute to the public spending – CO₂ emissions nexus in developing economies? Policy lessons for sustainable development Sanele Stungwa Is external debt an impediment to the South African economy?	II/2024 Šime Smolić, Nikola Blaževski, Margareta Fabijančić Perceived unmet healthcare needs among older Europeans in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: the telemedicine solution Dmitri Blueschke, Klaus Weyerstrass, Reinhard Neck, Miroslav Verbič How can the preferences of policy makers be operationalised in optimum control problems with macroeconometric models? A case study for Slovenian fiscal policies Lidija Hauptman, Berislav Žmuk, Ivana Pavić Taxpayers' attitudes toward tax compliance in the Slovenian tax system: differences according to gender, income level and size of settlement Mustafa Rafat Zaman Fiscal decentralization and gender equality: empirical evidence across countries Sylvain Ngô Ndjang, Saturnin Bertrand Nguenda Anya, Fabrice Nzepang Is the use of the investment resources allocated to municipalities in Cameroon efficient? Dagmar Radin Transforming institutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals after the pandemic, World Public Sector Report 2023	III/2024 Ana Skoblar The puzzle of household savings in the European Union: tracing influences across time and space Tatjana Stanimirović, Philumena Bauer, Dorothea Greiling How compliant are state-owned enterprises in Austria and Slovenia with regard to their sustainability reports? Gonzalo Ruiz Diaz Unsolicited versus solicited public partnership proposals: is there a trade-off between innovation and competition? Ahsen Emir Bulut, Nilgun Acar Balaylar, Turan Karimli How does ownership structure affect the profitability of Turkish banks? A comparative analysis of determinants John Hooley, Lam Nguyen, Mika Saito, Shirin Nikaein Towfighian Fiscal dominance and inflation: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa	IV/2024 Petar Sorić, Mirjana Čižmešija Assessing uncertainty and its effects on the public sector: Editors’ introduction to the thematic issue of Public Sector Economics Marija Hruška, Mirjana Čižmešija Traditional or social media: which capture employment better? Tihana Škrinjarić Macroprudential policy stance assessment: the case of Croatia Marijana Andrijić Uncertainty, populism and foreign direct investment: the state of play in economic research Enkeleda Lulaj Thriving amidst uncertainty: a financial blueprint for the public budget Gent Sejko, Altin Tanku Central bank balance sheet and inflation in a euroised small open economy: a cointegrated SVAR analysis
I/2023 Tihana Škrinjarić Introducing a composite indicator of cyclical systemic risk in Croatia: possibilities and limitations Francisco Bastida Political economics and citizens’ engagement in Croatia: a differential analysis Petra Đurman, Anamarija Musa, Tereza Rogić Lugarić The characteristics and effects of public participation in Croatian e-consultations in fiscal matters Ivana Dobrotić, Teo Matković Understanding territorial inequalities in decentralised welfare systems: early childhood education and care system expansion in Croatia Ivana Velkovska, Borce Trenovski Economic growth or social expenditure: what is more effective in decreasing poverty and income inequality in the EU – a panel VAR approach Predrag Bejaković Informality, Labour Mobility and Precariousness: Supplementing the State for the Invisible and the Vulnerable	II/2023 Maja Matanić Vautmans, Marijana Oreb, Saša Drezgić Socioeconomic inequality in the use of long-term care for the elderly in Europe Maria Teresa Medeiros Garcia, André Fernando Rodrigues Rocha da Silva Pension expenditure determinants: the case of Portugal Tihana Škrinjarić Leading indicators of financial stress in Croatia: a regime switching approach Marko Crnogorac, Santiago Lago-Peñas An analysis of COFOG expenditures in former Yugoslavian countries Pedro Jorge Holanda Figueiredo Alves, Jevuks Matheus Araujo, Ana Karolina Acris Melo, Eduarda Mashoski Fiscal decentralization and economic growth: evidence from Brazilian states Wojciech Sońta Participatory budgeting (contexts, models and practical experience)	III/2023 Mark Millin, David Fielding, P. Dorian Owen Education spending, economic development, and the size of government Jos L. T. Blank, Alex A. S. van Heezik , Bas Blank Productivity and efficiency of central government departments: a mixed-effect model applied to Dutch data in the period 2012-2019 Sebastian Beer, Mark Griffiths, Alexander Klemm Tax distortions from inflation: What are they? How to deal with them? Mária Murray Svidroňová, Marjan Nikolov, Vesna Garvanlieva Andonova, Alena Kaščáková COVID-19 and participatory budgeting in North Macedonia and Slovakia	IV/2023 Dubravko Mihaljek Inflation and public finances in the 2020s: editor’s introduction to the thematic issue of Public Sector Economics Dubravko Mihaljek Inflation and public finances: an overview Orsetta Causa, Emilia Soldani, Nhung Luu, Chiara Soriolo A cost-of-living squeeze? Distributional implications of rising inflation Frane Banić, Dominik Ivan Pripužić, Pave Rebić Short- and medium-term fiscal positions in a high-inflation environment: the case of Croatia Julie Ann Q. Basconcillo A nexus between fiscal policy and inflation: a case study of Indonesia using SVAR model András Simonovits Unexpected inflation and public pensions: the case of Hungary Michael Christl, Ilias Livanos, Andrea Papini, Alberto Tumino The future of taxation in changing labour markets Nora Mustać Emerging European economies after the pandemic: stuck in the middle income trap?
I/2022 Ivana Rukavina Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership of Croatia in the European Union Patrik Barišić, Tibor Kovač The effectiveness of the fiscal policy response to COVID-19 through the lens of short and long run labor market effects of COVID-19 measures Enja Erker The impact of regulator's statement requesting EU insurers to suspend dividend distributions due to the COVID-19 pandemic on share prices Tihana Škrinjarić Macroeconomic effects of systemic stress: a rolling spillover index approach Eva Lorenčič, Mejra Festić The impact of macroprudential policy on financial stability in selected EU countries Dubravko Mihaljek Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages	II/2022 Balázs Égert Public policy reforms and their impact on productivity, investment and employment: new evidence from OECD and non-OECD countries Prianto Budi Saptono, Gustofan Mahmud Institutional environment and tax performance: empirical evidence from developing economies John K. Dagsvik, Steinar Strøm Aggregate marginal costs of public funds Claudio Columbano Measuring fiscal guidance transparency Maria Emilia Mamberti, Olivia Minatta What do human rights have to offer to fiscal policy? Implications of fiscal transparency, participation and accountability Tanja Fatur Šikić Local Public Finance – An International Comparative Regulatory Perspective	III/2022 Mislav Brkić Preserving economic and financial stability in an emerging market country during the pandemic crisis: Croatia’s experience Martina Balážová, Daniel Klimovský, Mária Murray Svidroňová, Juraj Nemec Determinants of combining budgetary innovations at the local level: experience from Slovakia Tatiana Vinogradova Improving green budget decisions and transparency through public participation: evidence from Russia Tuğay Günel, Irem Didinmez Relationship between rule of law and tax revenues: dynamic panel data analysis Abbas Khandan Externalities in the rent-seeking strategies of lobbying and bribery Predrag Bejaković EU Socio-Economic Governance in Central and Eastern Europe – The European Semester and National Employment Policies	IV/2022 Yamini Aiyar, Rolf Alter, Linda Bilmes Challenges of effective governance for sustainable development at subnational government levels: introduction to this thematic issue of Public Sector Economics Christian Raffer, Henrik Scheller, Oliver Peters The UN Sustainable Development Goals as innovation drivers for local sustainability governance? Examples from Germany Sean Dougherty, Andoni Montes Nebreda Going global, locally? Decentralized environmental expenditure and air quality Mohammed Aminu Yaru Budget transparency and internal revenue mobilisation at sub-national government level: evidence from Nigeria Marko Primorac, Jorge Martínez-Vázquez, Pedro Arizti Achievements and unfinished agenda of the fiscal equalization system in Croatia Nejc Brezovar, Tatjana Stanimirović Sustainability aspects of participatory budgeting at the municipal level in Slovenia Dagmar Radin National institutional arrangements for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: A five-year stocktaking, World Public Sector Report 2021
I/2021 Milan Deskar-Škrbić, Darjan Milutinović Design of fiscal consolidation packages and model-based fiscal multipliers in Croatia Mislav Brkić Costs and benefits of government borrowing in foreign currency: is it a major source of risk for EU member states outside the Euro? Tristan Canare Decentralization and welfare: theory and an empirical analysis using Philippine data Juan Camilo Anzoátegui-Zapata, Juan Camilo Galvis-Ciro Effects of fiscal credibility on inflation expectations: evidence from an emerging economy Piotr Bartkiewicz The evolution of the Polish government bond market Antonija Buljan Modernizing VATs in Africa	II/2021 Domagoj Šelebaj, Matej Bule Effects of grants from EU funds on business performance of non-financial corporations in Croatia Andrijana Rogošić Public sector cost accounting and information usefulness in decision-making Eva Horvat, Mladen Latković Long-term cash flows of mandatory and voluntary pension funds in Croatia and their impact on asset allocation David Turner, Hermes Morgavi Revisiting the effect of statutory pension ages on participation and the average age of retirement in OECD countries Marta Rodriguez-Vives, Miguel Angel Gavilan-Rubio An overview of the taxation of residential property: is it a good idea?	III/2021 Velma Pijalović, Lejla Lazović-Pita, Almir Peštek, Danijela Martinović, Ademir Abdić Pension reform in (F)BH with a special focus on gender issue Tony Kinder, Jari Stenvall Public value and public services in the post-virus economy Stefan Jestl Inheritance tax regimes: a comparison Christos Papageorgiou, Panagiotis Farlekas, Zacharias Dermatis, Athanasios Anastasiou, Panagiotis Liargovas Assessing the impact of excise duties on a state’s revenues: the case of Greece	IV/2021 Milan Deskar-Škrbić, Darjan Milutinović Macro and micro effects of fiscal policy – experience from the COVID-19 pandemic: introduction to the thematic issue of Public Sector Economics Dubravko Mihaljek Interactions between fiscal and monetary policies: a brief history of a long relationship Vladimir Arčabić, Frane Banić Characteristics of fiscal policy in Croatia: does it depend on the phase of the business cycle? Lovorka Grgurić, Ozana Nadoveza Jelić, Nina Pavić The interplay of supply and demand shocks: measuring potential output in the COVID-19 pandemic Hrvoje Šimović, Maja Mihelja Žaja, Marko Primorac Fiscal (un)sustainability of the Croatian healthcare system: additional impact of the COVID-19 crisis Gonzalo Gómez Bengoechea The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on income distribution under different protection schemes: the case of Spain Teboho Jeremiah Mosikari, Joel Hinaunye Eita Asymmetric effect of government debt on GDP growth: evidence from Namibia
I/2020 Iva Tomić Employment protection reforms and labour market outcomes in the aftermath of the recession: Evidence from Croatia Ivan Tomaš A stochastic forecast for the Croatian pension system Šime Smolić, Ivan Čipin, Petra Međimurec How is health associated with employment during later working life in Croatia? Marina Tkalec History matters: development and institutional persistence of the Habsburg Military Frontier in Croatia Dubravko Mihaljek Capitalism without capital: the rise of the intangible economy	II/2020 Edward N. Wofff Wealth taxation in the United States Antonija Buljan, Milan Deskar-Škrbić, Mirna Dumičić What drives banks’ appetite for sovereign debt in CEE countries? Marek Góra, Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska Migration with pension reform expectations Mario Bambulović, Miljana Valdec Testing the characteristics of macroprudential policies’ differential impact on foreign and domestic banks’ lending in Croatia Juraj Nemec, Matus Grega, Marta Orviska Over-bureaucratisation in public procurement: purposes and results	III/2020 Marina Kunovac Distribution of household assets in Croatia Tomislav Globan, Tihana Škrinjarić Penny wise and pound foolish: capital gains tax and trading volume on the Zagreb Stock Exchange Hambeleleni Iiyambo, Teresia Kaulihowa An assessment of the relationship between public debt, government expenditure and revenue in Namibia Sanja Bach Fiscal councils’ impact on promoting transparency and accountability in public finance management Martin Beznoska, Tobias Hentze, Maximilian Stockhausen The inheritance and gift tax in Germany: Reform potentials for tax revenue, efficiency and distribution Ina Ďurčeková Budgeting in the Public Sector	IV/2020 Marko Ledić, Ivica Rubil Does going beyond income make a difference? Income vs. equivalent income in the EU over 2007-2011 Pirmin Fessler , Martin Schürz Inheritance and equal opportunity – it is the family that matters Doris Prammer Immovable property: where, why and how should it be taxed? A review of the literature and its implementation in Europe Eirini Andriopoulou , Eleni Kanavitsa, Chrysa Leventi , Panos Tsakloglou The distributional impact of recurrent immovable property taxation in Greece José Ricardo Borges Alves, Rita Maria Henriques Pereira The indebtedness of households up until the economic adjustment programme for Portugal: an empirical assessment Gerasimos T. Soldatos Merit goods and excise taxation in quasilinear markets for complementary private consumption Predrag Bejaković The Future of Pension Plans in the EU Internal Market - Coping with Trade-Offs Between Social Rights and Capital Markets
I/2019 Katarina Ott, Dubravko Mihaljek Introduction to the Public Sector Economics 2018 Conference – Fiscal Openness: Transparency, Participation and Accountability in Fiscal Policies James E. Alt Twenty years of transparency research Francisco José Bastida Albaladejo Transparency and government trust Sandra Švaljek, Ivana Rašić Bakarić, Marijana Sumpor Citizens and the city: the case for participatory budgeting in the City of Zagreb Lobna M. Abdellatif, Mohamed Zaky, Mohamed Ramadan, Jad Mazahreh, Ibrahim Elghandour Transparency of law making and fiscal democracy in the Middle East Ana Ostrovidov Jakšić, Ivan Jakšić How to prolong labour market participation in the Republic of Croatia? Predrag Bejaković Metagovernance for Sustainability: A Framework for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals	II/2019 Francisco Bastida, Bernardino Benito, María-Dolores Guillamón, Ana-María Ríos Tax mimicking in Spanish municipalities: expenditure spillovers, yardstick competition, or tax competition? Dirk-Hinnerk Fischer, Simona Ferraro A proposal for a simple average-based progressive taxation system Sergii Slukhai, Tetiana Borshchenko Social welfare dynamics in post-socialist countries: unveiling the secrets of success Ombir Singh State ownership and performance of firm: evidence from India Maja Vehovec Structural reforms for growth and cohesion: lessons and challenges for CESEE countries and a modern Europe	III/2019 Mikkel Barslund, Lars Ludolph Could the decrease in Belgian government debt-servicing costs offset increased age-related expenditure? Sylwia Pieńkowska-Kamieniecka, Joanna Rutecka-Góra, Damian Walczak Willingness to redistribute: the case of Poland Maria Cornachione Kula The behavior of U.S. States’ debts and deficits José Alves The impact of tax structure on investment: an empirical assessment for OECD countries Suna Korkmaz, Metehan Yilgor, Fadime Aksoy The Impact of Direct and Indirect Taxes on the Growth of the Turkish Economy Predrag Bejaković Governance Beyond the Law: The Immoral, The Illegal, The Criminal	IV/2019 Louis Meuleman, Ingeborg Niestroy Economics and governance for sustainability Florian Flachenecker, Jun Rentschler From barriers to opportunities: Enabling investments in resource efficiency for sustainable development David Horan Compensation strategies to enact new governance frameworks for SDG transformations Rudi Kurz Post-growth perspectives: Sustainable development based on efficiency and on sufficiency Elisabeth Hege, Laura Brimont, Félicien Pagnon Sustainable development goals and indicators: can they be tools to make national budgets more sustainable? Luigi Ferrata Digital financial inclusion – an engine for “leaving no one behind” Lamia Moubayed Bissat , Carl Rihan Implementing Agenda 2030 in the Arab world: Contextualization, action areas and policy planning Dagmar Radin Sustainable Development Goal 16: Focus on public institutions, World Public Sector Report 2019
I/2018 Mirna Dumičić Effectiveness of macroprudential policies in Central and Eastern European countries Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Mehmet S. Tosun, Jingjing Yang Fertility and population policy Pavel A. Yakovlev, Christina M. Orr-Magulick On the road again: traffic fatalities and auto insurance minimums Gordan Struić, Vjekoslav Bratić Public participation in the budgetary process in the Republic of Croatia	II/2018 Katarina Ott, Dubravko Mihaljek Introduction to the Public Sector Economics 2017 Conference Issue - Public Investment: catalyst for sustainable growth Balázs Égert Business investment: taking stock of the major policy drivers Evžen Kočenda European perspective on the links among public investments, banking and sovereign risk Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen, Markus J. Roick Financing public sector investment Zdravko Marić Public investment: catalyst for sustainable growth Manica Hauptman Importance of public investment for economic growth in the European Union Zrinka Živković Matijević Sustainability is the issue of human capital investments Ehtisham Ahmad, Annalisa Vinella, Kezhou Xiao Contracting arrangements and public private partnerships for sustainable development Sanja Borkovic, Peter Tabak Public investment and corporate productivity in Croatia Gökçen Yilmaz Composition of public investment and economic growth: evidence from Turkish provinces, 1975-2001 Maria Manuel Campos, Hugo Reis Returns to schooling in the Portuguese economy: a reassessment Predrag Bejaković Economics for the Common Good	III/2018 Marijana Bađun, Šime Smolić Introduction to the thematic section on the Economics of Ageing Velma Pijalović, Lejla Lazović-Pita, Almir Peštek, Danijela Martinović The analysis of perceptions and attitudes related to ageing in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Carsten Colombier, Thomas Braendle Healthcare expenditure and fiscal sustainability: evidence from Switzerland Andrej Srakar, Mateja Nagode Why are older informal carers in better health? Solving a causality problem Wildmer Daniel Gregori To what extent do fiscal spending rules affect budget composition? Šime Smolić Golden Aging: Prospects for Healthy, Active, and Prosperous Aging in Europe and Central Asia	IV/2018 Vladimir Arčabić Fiscal convergence and sustainability in the European Union Ozana Nadoveza Jelić, Margareta Gardijan Kedžo Efficiency vs effectiveness: an analysis of tertiary education across Europe Ivana Draženović, Marina Kunovac, Dominik Pripužić Dynamics and determinants of emigration: the case of Croatia and the experience of new EU member states Branko Stanić Determinants of subnational budget/fiscal transparency: a review of empirical evidence Predrag Bejaković Working Together: Integration, Institutions and the Sustainable Development Goals, World Public Sector Report 2018
I/2017 Katarina Ott, Dubravko Mihaljek Public sector economics – introduction to the inaugural issue Debora Revoltella EU challenges, investment in the EU and the role of the European Investment Group Zrinka Živković Matijević Every year the budget story starts all over again – will this one be any different? Manica Hauptman European economic governance and the 2017 European Semester Cycle Zdravko Marić Public finance in the Republic of Croatia: current state and outlook Hrvoje Arbutina In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Božidar Jelčić Rilind Kabashi Macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy in the European Union, with particular reference to transition countries Martin Beznoska, Tobias Hentze Demographic change and income tax revenue in Germany: a microsimulation approach Šime Smolić The determinants of health among the population aged 50 and over: evidence from Croatia Marijana Bađun Determinants of disability pensions in Croatia: the role of institutions Predrag Bejaković Multi-level finance and the Euro crisis - causes and effects	II/2017 Ehtisham Ahmad Public investment for sustainable growth – managing subnational risks Klaus Masuch, Edmund Moshammer, Beatrice Pierluigi Institutions, public debt and growth in Europe Stjepan Gadžo, Irena Klemenčić Effective international information exchange as a key element of modern tax systems: promises and pitfalls of the OECD’s common reporting standard Luka Šikić, Mislav Šagovac An international integration history of the Zagreb Stock Exchange Katarina Đurđenić Crowdfunding – Croatian legal perspective and comparison to other sources of financing Branko Stanić Fiscal federalism 2016 : Making decentralisation work	III/2017 Ivica Urban Introduction to the special issue on Social Protection Policies and Microsimulation Venelin Boshnakov How much is the bill? Simulating selected proposals for income policy adjustments during the 2017 Bulgarian parliamentary election campaigns Nuria Badenes-Plá, José María Buenaventura-Zabala The Spanish income tax reform of 2015: analysis of the effects on poverty and redistribution using microsimulation tools Teo Matković, Dinka Caha Patterns of welfare-to-employment transitions of Croatian Guaranteed Minimum Benefit recipients: a preliminary study Ebru Canikalp, Ilter Unlukaplan Political determinants of social expenditures in Greece: an empirical analysis Predrag Bejaković Occupational change and wage inequality: European Jobs Monitor 2017	IV/2017 Vuk Vuković The political economy of local government in Croatia: winning coalitions, corruption, and taxes Ivana Đurović The effects of intercompany lending on the current account balances of selected economies in the Western Balkans Petar Sorić, Ivana Lolić Economic uncertainty and its impact on the Croatian economy Michael Fuchs, Katarina Hollan, Katrin Gasior Simulation of an application of the Hartz-IV reform in Austria Martina Pezer Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2016: Taking on Inequality

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