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The Emergence of Weak, Despotic and Inclusive States
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - 2017
) and civil society (representing non-elite citizens), where both players can invest to increase their power. The model …
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Emergence and Persistence of Inefficient States
Acemoglu, Daron - 2006
society consists of rich and poor individuals. The rich are initially in power, but expect to transition to democracy, which … rents for bureaucrats than would an efficient state structure. When the poor come to power in democracy, they will reform … they may further expand the size of bureaucracy so as to gain additional votes. The model shows that an equilibrium with an …
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Quality of Bureaucracy and Open-Economy Macro Policies
Bai, Chong-En - 2000
. In this paper, we study the possibility that quality of bureaucracy may be an important structural determinant of open …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470984
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Bureaucracy and Development
Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin; Khan, Adnan Q.; Xu, Guo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
development. Just what makes for an effective bureaucracy and what are the building blocks of state capacity remain subject to …
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Local Government Budgeting : The Econometric Comparison of Political and Bureaucratic Models
Feldstein, Martin - 1977
The current paper presents a method of deciding the question of whether any given stage in the budget process is an example of the "political" or the "bureaucratic" model. We then use it to study local government spending on education. The basis for our method is the important difference between...
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The Economic Consequences of Political Hierarchy : Evidence from Regime Changes in China, AD1000-2000
Bai, Ying - 2020
We argue that China, with its long history, a relatively stable political system, and multiple regime changes, provides us an opportunity to investigate the political economy of administrative hierarchy. Using prefecture-level panel data and exploiting regime changes during AD1000-2000, we find...
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The Allocation of Authority in Organizations : A Field Experiment with Bureaucrats
Bandiera, Oriana - 2020
We design a field experiment to study how the allocation of authority between frontline procurement officers and their monitors affects performance both directly and through the response to incentives. In collaboration with the government of Punjab, Pakistan, we shift authority from monitors to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479257
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Quitting in Protest : Presidential Policymaking and Civil Service Response
Cameron, Charles - 2020
We formally model the impact of presidential policymaking on the willingness of bureaucrats to exert effort and stay in the government. In the model, centralized policy initiative by the president demotivates policy-oriented bureaucrats and can impel them to quit rather than implicate themselves...
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Gender and Bureaucratic Corruption : Evidence from Two Countries
Decarolis, Francesco; Fisman, Raymond; Pinotti, Paolo; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We examine the correlation between gender and bureaucratic corruption using two distinct datasets, one from Italy and a second from China. In each case, we find that women are far less likely to be investigated for corruption than men. In our Italian data, female procurement officials are 34...
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The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions : Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment
Bettinger, Eric P. - 2009
Growing concerns about low awareness and take-up rates for government support programs like college financial aid have spurred calls to simplify the application process and enhance visibility. This project examines the effects of two experimental treatments designed to test of the importance of...
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