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The Political Resource Curse
Brollo, Fernanda; Nannicini, Tommaso; Perotti, Roberto; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
The paper studies the effect of additional government revenues on political corruption and on the quality of … implications of the theory and identify the causal effect of larger federal transfers on political corruption and the observed … transfers increase political corruption and reduce the quality of candidates for mayor. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468543
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Social Capital and Political Accountability
Nannicini, Tommaso; Stella, Andrea; Tabellini, Guido; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
In this paper, we empirically investigate a channel through which social capital may improve economic wellbeing and the functioning of institutions: political accountability. The main idea is that voters who share norms of generalized morality demand higher standards of behavior on their elected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530376
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So Closed: Political Selection in Proportional Systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Nannicini, Tommaso - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
. Our empirical analysis, which uses data from the 2013 National election in Italy---held under closed list proportional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213305
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Competing on Good Politicians
Galasso, Vincenzo; Nannicini, Tommaso - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
Is electoral competition good for political selection? To address this issue, we introduce a theoretical model in which ideological parties select candidates between party loyalists and experts, and allocate them into the electoral districts. Non-ideological voters, who care about national and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005061479
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Moderating Political Extremism: Single Round vs Runoff Elections under Plurality Rule
Bordignon, Massimo; Nannicini, Tommaso; Tabellini, Guido - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
regression discontinuity design in Italy, where cities above 15,000 inhabitants elect the mayor with a runoff system, while those …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145395
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Men Vote in Mars, Women Vote in Venus: A Survey Experiment in the Field
Galasso, Vincenzo; Nannicini, Tommaso - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper investigates the differential response of male and female voters to competitive persuasion in political campaigns. During the 2011 municipal elections in Milan, a sample of eligible voters was randomly divided into three groups. Two were exposed to the same incumbent’s campaign but...
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