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Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction
Luechinger, Simon; Meier, Stephan; Stutzer, Alois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
correlates with perceptions of corruption. We find judicial independence to be of major relevance for a tamed bureaucracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700927
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Corruption, Shadow Economy and Income Inequality: Evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both 'Corruption Perception Index' and 'ICRG' index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604102
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Does Money Make People Right-Wing and Inegalitarian? A Longitudinal Study of Lottery Winners
Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The causes of people's political attitudes are largely unknown. We study this issue by exploiting longitudinal data on lottery winners. Comparing people before and after a lottery windfall, we show that winners tend to switch towards support for a right-wing political party and to become less...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739414
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Daughters and Left-Wing Voting
Oswald, Andrew J.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper provides evidence that daughters make people more left-wing. Having sons, by contrast, makes them more right-wing. Parents, politicians and voters are probably not aware of this phenomenon - nor are social scientists. The paper discusses its economic and evolutionary roots. It also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566633
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How Corruption Hits People When They Are Down
Hunt, Jennifer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
are desperate, vulnerable, or demanding services particularly prone to corruption. The effect is strongest for bribery of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822385
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Efficient and Inefficient Welfare States
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre; Sangnier, Marc - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper shows that cross country differences in the generosity and the quality of the welfare state are associated with differences in the trustworthiness of their citizens. We show that generous, transparent and efficient welfare states in Scandinavian countries are based on the civicness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008804897
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Trust and the Welfare State: The Twin Peaks Curve
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre; Sangnier, Marc - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We show the existence of a twin peaks relation between trust and the size of the welfare state that stems from two opposing forces. Uncivic people support large welfare states because they expect to benefit from them without bearing their costs. But civic individuals support generous benefits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011074815
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Is Being 'Soft on Crime' the Solution to Rising Crime Rates? Evidence from Germany
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Based on a theoretical framework on informal, custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 1977–2001, a comprehensive system of criminal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233837
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Schooling and Voter Turnout: Is there an American Exception?
Chevalier, Arnaud; Doyle, Orla - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
One of the most consistent findings in studies of electoral behaviour is that individuals with higher education have a greater propensity to vote. The nature of this relationship is much debated, with US studies generally finding evidence of a causal relationship, while European studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279278
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Tacit Lobbying Agreements: An Experimental Study
Großer, Jens; Reuben, Ernesto; Tymula, Agnieszka - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We experimentally study the common wisdom that money buys political influence. In the game, one lobbyist has the opportunity to influence redistributive tax policies in her favor by transferring money to two competing candidates. The success of the lobbying investment depends on whether or not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742954