We present a theory to explain government procrastination as a consequence of its present-bias resulting from the … theory predicts that a government with a more strongly predominant party tends to procrastinate less. -- present …

control variables and method of estimation. -- terrorism ; decentralization ; federalism ; governance quality ; government …

We document that trust in public institutions - and particularly trust in banks, business and government - has declined … the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …"We document that trust in public institutions-and particularly trust in banks, business and government-has declined …

alternative mechanism known as divided government. By dividing government control between the executive and legislative branches … states from 1975 to 2000, it is shown that the probability of divided government is 10-15 percent higher when governors are … control an otherwise unaccountable executive. -- divided government ; lame duck ; term limit ; accountability …