We explore the link between bankruptcy laws and entrepreneurship in the U.S states. Using two measures of entrepreneurship capturing alternative conceptions of this phenomenon, we find that bankruptcy laws more favorable to debtors lead to increased levels of self-employment in some cases,...

"Many believe that stricter campaign finance reform laws will improve the public's perception of the integrity of the election process and lessen their cynicism about politics. But will campaign finance reform change the public's attitudes towards our politics? The authors use a series of public...

We explore the link between bankruptcy laws and entrepreneurship in the U.S states. Using two measures of entrepreneurship capturing alternative conceptions of this phenomenon, we find that bankruptcy laws more favorable to debtors lead to increased levels of self-employment in some cases,...

Tools of direct democracy, such as the citizen initiative, are available at both the state and local levels in the United States, yet models of the process typically do not consider these institutions in tandem. In this article, I develop a model of local fiscal policy that incorporates the...

"In From Old Regime to Industrial State, Richard H. Tilly and Michael Kopsidis question established thinking about Germany's industrialization. They begin their assessment earlier than previous studies have, reaching back to the 18th century to explore the circumstances that ultimately allowed...