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The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is it Heterogenous and how can it be Estimated?
Persson, Torsten; Tabellini, Guido - CESifo - 2007
We estimate the effect of political regime transitions on growth with semi-parametric methods, combining difference in … parametric estimates may have seriously underestimated the growth effects of democracy. In particular, we find an average … negative effect on growth of leaving democracy on the order of −2 percentage points implying effects on income per capita as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181259
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Rainy Day Politics - An Instrumental Variables Approach to the Effect of Parties on Political Outcomes
Lind, Jo Thori - CESifo - 2014
Rain affects electoral turnout both through a direct effect on the cost of voting and by changing the opportunity cost. In a panel of Norwegian municipalities I find that rain on Election Day increases turnout. As turnout affects electoral outcomes, rain provides an exogeneous source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877735
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The Impact of Globalization on the Composition of Government Expenditures: Evidence from Panel Data
Dreher, Axel; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Ursprung, Heinrich - CESifo - 2006
examine the development of four broad expenditure categories for the period 1970-2001: capital expenditures; expenditures for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766280
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Perspectives from the Happiness Literature and the Role of New Instruments for Policy Analysis
Praag, Bernard M.S. van - CESifo - 2007
After having been ignored for a long time by economists, happiness is becoming an object of serious research in 21st century economics. In Section 2 we sketch the present status of happiness economics. In Section 3 we consider the practical applicability of happiness economics, retaining the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181318
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History, Expectations, and Public Policy: Economic Development in Eastern Germany
Schäfer, Andreas; Steger, Thomas - CESifo - 2010
Motivated by the process of economic development in Eastern Germany since the German reunification we set up a dynamic … resulting equilibrium dynamics, implying that economic confidence may be crucial for the process of economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671695
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The Political Economy of Educational Content and Development: Lessons from History
Cantoni, Davide; Yuchtman, Noam - CESifo - 2013
Beyond years of schooling, educational content can play an important role in the process of economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643339
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Information, Coordination, and the Industrialization of Countries
Englmaier, Florian; Reisinger, Markus - CESifo - 2006
possible problems with overreaction to public information. Furthermore, we suggest a new focus for development policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094193
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When is a State Predatory?
Robinson, James A. - CESifo - 1999
I argue that whether or not a state is "predatory" hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution … of political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094304
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The Political Economy of Corruption and the Role of Financial Institutions
Boerner, Kira; Hainz, Christa - CESifo - 2004
In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic political systems. This is surprising from a political economy perspective, as the majority of people generally suffers from high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181428
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Who’s Afraid of Foreign Aid? The Donors’ Perspective
Chong, Alberto; Gradstein, Mark - CESifo - 2006
With efforts across the industrial countries to increase the amount of foreign aid mounting, it is important to understand its determinants. This paper examines the factors affecting the support for foreign aid among voters in donor countries. A simple theoretical model, which considers an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181565