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Parasitstatens logik: Et Leviathan-perspektiv på danske regeringers økonomiske politik
[The logic of the parasite state: A Leviathan perspective on the economic policies of Danish governments]

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Betyder regeringsfarve noget for, hvor hurtigt den offentlige sektor vokser? Vi skitserer en Leviathan-inspireret model, hvor statens formål er at maksimere indkomst, og hvor implikationen er, at enhver velstandsvækst i samfundet derfor vil blive forsøgt ’spist’ af politikerne: Hvis der ikke er økonomisk vækst, vil der ikke blive brugt flere penge, men heller ikke foretaget realbesparelser; hvis der er økonomisk vækst, der sender flere indtægter i statskassen, vil de blive brugt. Perspektivet anvendes på danske regeringer 1947-2013, med fokus på realvæksten i samfundsøkonomi og skatter snarere end skattetryk. En statistisk analyse antyder, at regeringsfarve og andre politiske faktorer er uden robust betydning. Den væsentligste faktor er udviklingen i velstand: Når der er vækst i samfundsøkonomien, beslaglægger vækst i skatterne et sted mellem 50 og 100 pct. af fremgangen.

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  • Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter, 2019. "Parasitstatens logik: Et Leviathan-perspektiv på danske regeringers økonomiske politik [The logic of the parasite state: A Leviathan perspective on the economic policies of Danish governments]," MPRA Paper 102406, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Government growth; prospserity; Leviathan.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • P10 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - General

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