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A theory of policy reversal

Dur, Robert A. J.; Swank, Otto H. - 1997

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000968764

An economic theory of policy advice

Swank, Otto H.; Letterie, Wilko A.; Dalen, Hendrik P. van - 1997

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000970064

The effect of fiscal rules on public investment if budget deficits are politically motivated

Dur, Robert A. J.; Peletier, Ben D.; Swank, Otto H. - 1997

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000976081

Budgeting principles under uncertainty

Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Swank, Otto H. - 1995

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000921028

Producing and manipulating information

Dur, Robert A. J.; Swank, Otto H. - 2003

To reduce the chances of policy failures, policy makers need information about the effects of policies. Sometimes, policy makers can rely on agents who already possess the information. Often, the information has yet to be produced. This raises two problems. First, for a policy maker it is hard...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507674

The self-perception theory vs. a dynamic learning model

Swank, Otto H. - 2006

motivation may undermine intrinsic motivation. The self-perception (SP) theory developed by Bem (1972) explains this finding. The … crux of this theory is that people remember their past decisions and the extrinsic rewards they received, but they do not … recall their intrinsic motives. In this paper I show that the SP theory can be modeled as a variant of a conventional dynamic …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349711

On the composition of committees

Beniers, Klaas J.; Swank, Otto H. - 2003

This paper is concerned with the role of committees in collective decision-makingprocesses in a world where agents must …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332816

Environmental policy choice under uncertainty

Ossokina, Ioulia V.; Swank, Otto H. - 2003

Market-based instruments are believed to create more efficient incentives for firmsto adopt new technologies than command-and-control policies. We compare the effects of a directtechnology regulation and of an adoption subsidy under asymmetric information about the costsof technological advances...

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Do elections lead to informed public decisions?

Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2003

Democracies delegate substantial decision power to politicians. Using a model in which an incumbent can design, examine and implement public policies, we show that examination takes place in spite of, rather than thanks to, elections. Elections are needed as a carrot and a stick to motivate...

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Policy makers, advisors, and reputation

Wrasai, Phongthorn; Swank, Otto H. - 2004

When hiring an adviser (he), a policy maker (she) often faces the problem that she has incomplete information about his preferences. Some advisers are good, in the sense that their preferences are closely aligned to the policy maker's preferences, and some advisers are bad. Recently, some...

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