Armin Riess

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the PPP model is suitable for some public services but not for others, while the incentive-oriented mechanism of bundling and private ownership fosters cost savings in the provision of public services, such savings might come at the expense of public-interest objectives.

TL;DR: In this paper, the main determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) are reviewed and a key observation is that economic policies and non-policy factors contribute equally to the direction of FDI flows.

TL;DR: The authors argued that while competition is key for spurring innovation and growth, there is room for industrial policy - interestingly enough, not so much to encourage firms to extend the technological frontier, but to catch up with it.

TL;DR: The authors discusses alternative ways of defining and measuring the marginal economic cost of public funds and reviews empirical cost estimates, including estimates for EU countries, and illustrates how the economic cost should be accounted for in cost-benefit analyses of government expenditure, notably on public infrastructure.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the internationalisation of production in Europe, which creates cross-border production networks, is an increasingly important element of globalisation, has been spreading to new EU members, and brings benefits very similar to those of globalization in general.