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Transparency in parliamentary voting
Benesch, Christine; Bütler, Monika; Hofer, Katharina E. - 2015
We use a change in the voting procedures of one of the two chambers of the Swiss parliament to explore how transparency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411279
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Voter turnout in European Parliament elections : a spatial analysis
Fiorino, Nadia; Pontarollo, Nicola; Ricciuti, Roberto - 2016
In European Parliament elections turnout rates, traditionally lower than in national parliamentary elections, decrease …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011481157
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The three meaningful votes : voting on Brexit in the British House of Commons
Aidt, Toke; Grey, Felix; Savu, Alexandru - 2019
Members of Parliament (MPs) was instrumental in this. We find that three factors influenced their rebellion calculus: the MP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064455
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VAT notches
Liu, Li; Lockwood, Ben - 2015
) develops a formula for estimating the elasticity of value-added with respect to the statutory tax. We show that the marginal … excess burden of the tax on suppliers is measured by this elasticity, extending Feldstein.s analysis of the elasticity of … transactions, again consistently with the theory. We provide an estimate of the elasticity of the VAT tax base in the range of 0 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528284
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The economic effects of density : a synthesis
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Pietrostefani, Elisabetta - 2017
This paper synthesises the state of knowledge on the economic effects of density. We consider 15 outcome categories and 209 estimates of density elasticities from 103 studies. More than 50% of these estimates have not been previously published and have been provided by authors on request or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011752552
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Reforming legislatures : is one house better than two?
Facchini, Giovanni; Testa, Cecilia - 2009
During the last decade unicameral proposals have been put forward in fourteen US states. In this paper we propose a theoretical framework casting some lights on the drawbacks of bicameral state legislatures and on the effects of the proposed constitutional reforms. In a setting where lawmakers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850512
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Leniency programs in a multimarket setting : amnesty plus and penalty plus
Roux, Catherine (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003497719
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Policy deviations, uncertainty, and the European Court of Justice
Hefeker, Carsten; Neugart, Michael - 2013
The implementation of European Union directives into national law is at the discretion of member states. We analyze incentives for member states to deviate from these directives when the European Commission may sue a defecting member state and rulings at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) are...
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Hold your fire! : influence of female legislators on gun legislation in the US
Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - 2023
Objective: This paper considers the influence of female legislators on gun legislation across US states. Females have … econometrically estimate the drivers of gun legislation across US states. The dependent variables are alternately the total number of … used. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that, when it comes to gun legislation and female legislator representation, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322052
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Returns to office in national and local politics
Kotakorpi, Kaisa; Poutvaara, Panu; Terviö, Marko - 2013
effect of being elected on subsequent income. Getting elected to parliament increases annual earnings initially by about €20 …
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