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The Timing, Intensity, and Composition of Interest Group Lobbying : An Analysis of Structural Policy Windows in the States

de Figueiredo, John M. - 2004

This is the first paper to statistically examine the timing of interest group lobbying. It introduces a theoretical framework based on recurring structural policy windows' and argues that these types of windows should have a large effect on the intensity and timing of interest group activity....

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Mass Secondary Schooling and the State : the role of state compulsion in the high school movement

Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2003

In the three decades from 1910 to 1940, the fraction of U.S. youths enrolled in public and private secondary schools increased from 18 to 71 percent and the fraction graduating soared from 9 to 51 percent. At the same time, state compulsory education and child labor legislation became more...

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Chasing the Smokestack : Strategic Policymaking With Multiple Instruments

Fredriksson, Per G. - 2003

Empirical evidence suggesting that a considerable amount of horizontal strategic interaction exists amongst governments is important in light of recent devolutionary trends of many important public programs. The empirical approach in these studies typically relies on estimating reaction...

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In-State versus Out-of State Students : The Divergence of Interest between Public Universities and State Governments

Groen, Jeffrey A. - 2003

This paper examines the divergence of interest between universities and state governments concerning standards for admitting in-state versus out-of-state students. States have an interest in using universities to attract and retain high ability individuals because they pay higher taxes and...

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Letting States do the Dirty Work : State Responsibility for Federal Environmental Regulation

Sigman, Hilary - 2003

Under most U.S. environmental regulations, the federal government shares responsibility with the states by authorizing them to implement and enforce federal policies. Authorization provides states with considerable discretion over the effects of regulation and is perhaps the most significant...

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Restructuring

Blanchard, Olivier (contributor) - 1994

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Privatizing social security

Feldstein, Martin S. (contributor); Feldstein, Martin S. (ed.) - 1998

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Privatization and nationalization cycles

Chang, Roberto - 2009

"This paper studies the cycles of nationalization and privatization in resource-rich economies. We discuss available … evidence on the drivers and consequences of privatization and nationalization, review the existing literature, and present … of the observed cycles of privatization and nationalization, and is consistent with a variety of observed phenomena …

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The creation of the rule of law and the legitimacy of property rights : the political and economic consequences of a corrupt privatization

Hoff, Karla Ruth - 2005

investigate the demand for the rule of law in post-Communist economies after privatization under the assumption that theft is …

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Risk aspects of investment-based social security reform

Campbell, John Y. (contributor); … - 2001

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