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Electoral Rules, Political Competition and Fiscal Expenditures: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities
Chamon, Marcos; Mello, João M. P. de; Firpo, Sergio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We exploit a discontinuity in Brazilian municipal election rules to investigate whether political competition has a causal impact on policy choices. In municipalities with less than 200,000 voters mayors are elected with a plurality of the vote. In municipalities with more than 200,000 voters a...
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Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy
Altindag, Duha; Mocan, Naci - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
individuals and the prevailing unemployment rate in the country impact perceptions of the effectiveness of democracy. We find that … personal joblessness experience translates into negative opinions about the effectiveness of democracy and it increases the … that democracies are ineffective, regardless of joblessness. People's beliefs about the effectiveness of democracy as …
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To Segregate or to Integrate: Education Politics and Democracy
Doepke, Matthias; Croix, David de la - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The governments of nearly all countries are major providers of primary and secondary education to their citizens. In some countries, however, public schools coexist with private schools, while in others the government is the sole provider of education. In this study, we ask why different...
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Lessons from the Laureates
Breit, William; Hirsch, Barry T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
importance of real-world events coupled with a desire for rigor and relevance, the critical influence of teachers, the necessity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703030
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Institutions in the Economic Fitness Landscape: What Impact Do Welfare State Institutions Have on Economic Performance?
Schettkat, Ronald - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
real ‘imperfect market’ world. Many welfare state institutions only have a clear-cut negative effect against the background …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700914
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Jenseits der Fallzahlen: Die Kriminalitätsentwicklung bei ökonomischer Bewertung der Schäden
Entorf, Horst - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Genau wie die Sorge den Arbeitsplatz zu verlieren oder schwer zu erkranken, gehört auch die Furcht, Opfer einer Straftat zu werden, zu den größten Ängsten der Deutschen. Wohlstandsindikatoren, die als Alternative zum BIP diskutiert werden, beinhalten daher nicht nur Arbeitslosigkeit und den...
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Rationalizable Suicides: Evidence from Changes in Inmates' Expected Length of Sentence
Campaniello, Nadia; Diasakos, Theodoros; Mastrobuoni, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Is there a rational component in the decision to commit suicide? Economists have been trying to shed light on this question by studying whether suicide rates are related to contemporaneous conditions. This paper goes one step further: we test whether suicides are linked to forward-looking...
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Time Preferences and Criminal Behavior
Akerlund, David; Golsteyn, Bart H.H.; Grönqvist, Hans; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
One main motive behind lengthy prison terms for serious crime is to deter potential offenders from engaging in crime. Yet, economic theory predicts that the scope for punishment as acting as a deterrent depends on how much individuals discount future events when balancing the immediate utility...
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Deployments, Combat Exposure, and Crime
Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
During the period 2001-2009, four combat brigades and the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment were based at Fort Carson, Colorado. These units were repeatedly deployed during the Iraq War, allowing us to measure the effect of arguably exogenous changes in troop levels on violent crime in El Paso...
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Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use
Anderson, D. Mark; Hansen, Benjamin; Rees, Daniel I. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
While at least a dozen state legislatures are considering bills to allow the consumption of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the federal government has recently intensified its efforts to close medical marijuana dispensaries. Federal officials contend that the legalization of medical marijuana...
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