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This paper develops a theory in which heterogeneity in political preferences produces a partisan disagreement about objective facts. A political decision involving both idiosyncratic preferences and scientific knowledge is considered. Voters form motivated beliefs in order to improve their...
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Voters dealing with jurisdictional merger decisions face a trade-off between economies of scale and preference costs. Larger jurisdictions may offer cost advantages, yet the downside is that policies in larger units may be less aligned to voter preferences. Our study is the first to provide...
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individuals vote for lower taxes. We investigate to which extent this argument is complete. In particular, political ideology may … predictions how voters take mobility of high-income earners into account when choosing domestic taxes, ideology matters: left … line with the comparative- static predictions of a simple model of inequality aversion when the aversion parameters vary …
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The aim of this research is to analyze the local plausibility of religious claims to truth in Boko Haram's ideology. As … research analyses why Boko Haram's ideology of radical Islam resonated with many (mostly young) people in Nigeria's northeast …
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We argue that a long-run cultural persistence of right-wing ideology can explain the recent rise of right-wing populism …
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Generous income support programs as provided by European welfare states have often been blamed to hamper employment …
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provision and illustrate the trade-offs when assessing welfare. …
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