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Do parties punish MPs for voting against the party line?

Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas; Riem, Marina - 2017

We examine whether parties punish politicians who vote against the party line in roll-call votes. Using data of German members of parliament over the legislative period 2009-2013, we take into account that the effect of punishment differs along the list of candidates because a candidate is...

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The growth in military expenditure in Germany 1951 - 2011: did parties matter?

Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas - 2015

We examine whether government ideology was correlated with the growth in military expenditure in Germany over the …

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Electoral cycles in MPs' salaries : evidence from the German States

Kauder, Björn; Krause, Manuela; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016

Members of parliament (MPs) often decide on their own salaries. Voters dislike self-serving politicians, and politicians are keen to gratify their voters. In line with the political business cycle theories, politicians thus may well delay deciding on increases in salaries until after elections....

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Outside earnings, absence, and activity : evidence from German parliamentarians

Arnold, Felix; Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014

We examine moonlighting by politicians in Germany. In July 2007, the German Supreme Court adjudicated that members of … contributions, interpellations, and group initiatives. We propose that the results for Germany do not corroborate evidence on other …

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Government ideology and tuition fee policy : evidence from the German states

Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas - 2013

In January 2005 the German Supreme Court permitted the state governments to charge tuition fees. By exploiting the natural experiment, we examine how government ideology influenced the introduction of tuition fees. The results show that rightwing governments were active in introducing tuition...

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Top incomes and top taxes in Germany

Bach, Stefan (contributor); Corneo, Giacomo (contributor); … - 2006

We analyze the distribution and taxation of top incomes in Germany during the 1990s on the basis of individual tax … findings are as follows: (i) incomes are highly concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (ii) the German economic … concentrated in Germany, more than commonly thought; (iv) although effective tax rates are significantly lower than statutory ones …

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Effective taxation of top incomes in Germany, 1992 - 2002

Bach, Stefan (contributor); Corneo, Giacomo (contributor); … - 2008

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Do left-wing governments decrease wage inequality among civil servants? : empirical evidence from the German states

Kauder, Björn; Krause, Manuela; Potrafke, Niklas - 2020

We investigate whether left-wing governments decrease wage inequality among civil servants. The data is based on salaries of civil servants in the German states. Since a reform in 2006, German state governments are allowed to design salaries of civil servants. We employ encompassing data for pay...

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Manipulating fiscal forecasts : evidence from the German States

Kauder, Björn; Potrafke, Niklas; Schinke, Christoph - 2017

We examine whether German state governments manipulated fiscal forecasts before elections. Our data set includes three fiscal measures over the period 1980-2014. The results do not show that electoral motives influenced fiscal forecasts in West German states. By contrast, East German state...

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Moving out of the comfort zone : how cultural norms affect attitudes toward immigration

Giesing, Yvonne; Kauder, Björn; Mergele, Lukas; … - 2024

students who moved across the East-West border after German reunification with students who moved within former East Germany …

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