This paper develops a simple theoretical framework to study a set of regions, each with its own regional government …, who share a union or central government. These governments must decide whether to implement or discard a large number of … are insensitive to externalities. The key observation here is that the union government is insensitive to local benefits …

This paper employs a new empirical approach for identifying the impact of government spending on the private sector … impact of government spending on private sector economic activity …

predictions of our model using data from Colombia between 1991 and 2006. We first present regression and case study evidence … Colombia …

This chapter uses happiness data to assess the quality of government. Our happiness data are drawn from the Gallup … generally over 1,500 national-level observations, we show that government delivery quality is significantly correlated with … national happiness, but democratic quality is not. We also analyze other quality of government indicators. Confidence in …

, on average. The results provide new objective indicators of government efficiency across countries, based on a simple and … quality influence the quality of government …

socioeconomic prosperity and improving human health. Today, U.S. government policy seeks to promote innovation through a suite of …

Medellin's government wanted to raise its efficacy, legitimacy, and control. The city identified 80 neighborhoods with …, mainly because the government struggled to deliver on its promises. Where the state began stronger, the government raised …

attacks involving at least one fatality on attitudes towards immigrants and government institutions. Comparing within … region that was attacked tend to express more trust in parliament and more satisfaction with the national government in the …