Alexander Kalb

ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

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Local Governments in the Wake of Demographic Change: Efficiency and Economies of Scale in German Municipalities

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 07-036
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2011
Benny Geys, Friedrich Heinemann and Alexander Kalb
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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Demographic change, Efficiency, Local government performance, Stochastic frontier analysis, Economies of scale, Cost elasticity, German municipalities

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Voter Involvement, Fiscal Autonomy and Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence from German Municipalities

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 08-024
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2011
Benny Geys, Friedrich Heinemann and Alexander Kalb
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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Civic engagement, Local government, Efficiency, Stochastic frontier analysis, German municipalities, Social capital, Fiscal autonomy

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What Determines Local Governments' Technical Efficiency? The Case of Road Maintenance

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 09-047
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 27 Oct 2009
Alexander Kalb
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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Technical Efficiency, Road Maintenance, Stochastic Frontier Analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis, German counties

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Sovereign Risk Premia: The Link between Fiscal Rules and Stability Culture

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 13-016
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Mar 2013
Friedrich Heinemann, Steffen Osterloh and Alexander Kalb
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, German Council of Economic Experts and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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fiscal preferences, fiscal rules, debt crisis, bond markets

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Sovereign Bond Market Reactions to Fiscal Rules and No-Bailout Clauses - The Swiss Experience

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4195
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Apr 2013
Lars P. Feld, Alexander Kalb, Marc-Daniel Moessinger and Steffen Osterloh
Walter Eucken Institute, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and German Council of Economic Experts
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sub-national government bonds, fiscal rules, no-bailout clause, sovereign risk premium

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The Impact of Intergovernmental Grants on Cost Efficiency: Theory and Evidence from German Municipalities

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 08-051
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 13 Aug 2008
Alexander Kalb
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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Cost efficiency, Fiscal equalisation, Intergovernmental grants, Bureaucracy, Stochastic frontier analysis, German municipalities

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Sovereign Bond Market Reactions to Fiscal Rules and No-Bailout Clauses – The Swiss Experience

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 34
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Jun 2013
Lars P. Feld, Alexander Kalb, Marc-Daniel Moessinger and Steffen Osterloh
Walter Eucken Institute, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and German Council of Economic Experts
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sub-national government bonds, fiscal rules, no-bailout clause, sovereign risk premium