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Trust and Fiscal Performance: A Panel Analysis with Swiss Data
Torgler, Benno; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005
to contribute also an adequate share to the community. In such a situation trustworthiness of a government and trust in a … government is high. This paper provides empirical evidence that trust is crucial for fiscal performance using data for the full … (initiatives and public referenda) held in Swiss state (cantonal) governments. Electoral support of government proposals reveals an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423218
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The Consequences of Corruption: Evidence from China
Dong, Bin; Torgler, Benno - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
observe that corruption significantly decreases government spending on education, R&D and public health in China. We also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465524
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A Tale of Two Countries: Emissions Scenarios for China and India
Massetti, Emanuele - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2011
The aim of the paper is to present evidence that China and India are, and will remain, two very different actors in international negotiations to control global warming. We base our conclusions on historical data and on scenarios until 2050. The Business-as-Usual scenario (BaU) is compared to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002699
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Are EU Environmental Policies Too Demanding for New Members States?
Pellegrini, Lorenzo; Gerlagh, Reyer - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005
In 2004, ten new states entered the European Union. Relative to the pre-2004 member states, these accession states have lower environmental standards, and some worry that it will be too demanding for these new EU members to fully comply with European environmental provisions. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005385400
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Greening Up or Not? The Determinants Political Parties’ Environmental Concern: An Empirical Analysis Based on European Data (1970-2008)
Michallet, Benjamin; Gaeta, Giuseppe Lucio; Facchini, … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2015
Why do parties offer environmental policies in their political programs? While a number of papers examine the determinants of citizens’ pro-environmental behaviour, we know little about the extent to which political parties adjust their platform towards environmentalism. We investigate this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011268604
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A Stage Model of Developing an Inclusive Community
Vaughn, Billy E.; Mlekov, Katarina - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2003
The Community Inclusion model described in this paper characterizes the stages through which a diverse group of people living within the same community develops into an inclusive community. The model is described in terms of its usefulness in the assessment of a community’s current stage of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005385413
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Gender Issue and Water Management in the Mediterranean Basin, Middle East and North Africa
Minoia, Giulia - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2007
and the government aimed at increasing community participation in the design and management of irrigation canals. The case …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005385481
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Measurement and Spatial Effects of the Immigrant Created Cultural Diversity in Sydney
Lalich, Walter F. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006
This paper analyses the contribution to the creation of a culturally diverse Sydney landscape by ethnic communities following the arrival of over a million and half non-English speaking settlers since 1948. Through fragmented collective actions, around 450 communal places were established to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005385486
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Criminal Networks: Who is the Key Player?
Liu, Xiaodong; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves; Lee, … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012
We analyze delinquent networks of adolescents in the United States. We develop a dynamic network formation model showing who the key player is, i.e. the criminal who once removed generates the highest possible reduction in aggregate crime level. We then structurally estimate our model using data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552190
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A History of Violence: Testing the ‘Culture of Honor’ in the US South
Grosjean, Pauline - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
Using historical data on early settlers to the United States, this paper tests and confirms the “Culture of Honor” hypothesis by socio-psychologists Dov Cohen and Richard Nisbett (1994, 1996). This hypothesis argues that the high prevalence of homicides in the US South stems from the fact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008467305