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Does labor legislation benefit workers? : well-being after an hours reduction

Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Kawaguchi, Daiji; Lee, Jungmin - 2014

Are workers in modern economies working "too hard" - would they be better off if an equilibrium with fewer work hours were achieved? We examine changes in life satisfaction of Japanese and Koreans over a period when hours of work were cut exogenously because employers suddenly faced an overtime...

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The limitations of overtime limits to reduce long working hours : evidence from the 2018-2021 working time reform in Korea

Carcillo, Stéphane; Hijzen, Alexander; Thewissen, Stefan - 2023

This paper provides a first assessment of the causal impact of the 2018-2021 reform in Korea meant to combat its long working-hour culture. The reform consists of lowering the statutory limit on total weekly working hours from 68 to 52. We apply a difference-in-difference approach in which we...

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Returns to citizenship? : Evidence from Germany's recent immigration reforms

Gathmann, Christina; Keller, Nicolas - 2014

Immigrants in many countries have lower employment rates and lower earnings than natives. In this paper, we ask whether a more liberal access to citizenship can improve the economic integration of immigrants. Our analysis relies on two major immigration reforms in Germany, a country with a...

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The role of lawyer-legislators in shaping the law : evidence from voting behavior on tort reforms

Matter, Ulrich; Stutzer, Alois - 2015

Attorneys elected to the US Congress and to US state legislatures are systematically less likely to vote in favor of tort reforms that restrict tort litigation, but more likely to support bills that extend tort law than legislators with a different professional background. This finding is based...

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Hobbes to Rousseau : inequality, institutions, and development

Cervellati, Matteo (contributor); … - 2005

. We study the conditions under which a state of law can be implemented under oligarchy, and when democratization is … necessary. Inequality in endowments and incomes prolongs the absence of good institutions and delays democratization. Conversely …

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Volunteering and the state

Hackl, Franz; Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J. - 2009

(consensual crowding out). And finally, the more a government supports democratization, the lower is the individual's engagement … consensus ; democratization …

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Do output contractions trigger democratic change?

Burke, Paul J.; Leigh, Andrew - 2010

appear to have a particularly important impact on the timing of democratic change. -- Economic growth ; democratization …

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Do migrants improve governance at home? : evidence from a voting experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010

This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability. In order to examine this question, we use a simple postcard voting experiment designed to capture the population’s desire for...

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Democratization and civil liberties : the role of violence during the transition

Cervellati, Matteo; Fortunato, Piergiuseppe; Sunde, Uwe - 2011

This paper investigates the role of violent civil conflicts during the process of democratization for the quality of … different groups may engage in violent conflict in order to become the ruler predicts a crucial role of the democratization … scenario. A peaceful democratization leads to democracies with a high degree of civil liberties, reflecting a social contract …

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Democracy, dictatorship and the cultural transmission of political values

Ticchi, Davide; Verdier, Thierry; Vindigni, Andrea - 2013

We develop a theory of endogenous regimes transitions (with a focus on democratic consolidation), which emphasizes the role of political culture and of its interaction with political institutions. Political culture reflects the extent of individual commitment across citizens to defend democracy...

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