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Fiscal incidence on the island : Grenada's fiscal system and its incidence

Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Gómez Aliaga, Guillermo; … - 2024

This paper examines the distributional effects of fiscal policy in Grenada. Using data from the 2017-2018 Living Conditions and Household Budgets Survey and following the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) analysis framework, we estimate the effects of fiscal policy interventions on inequality and...

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Is transparency an anti-corruption myth?

Murray, Cameron K.; Frijters, Paul; Schaffner, Markus - 2017

policy makers about the limits of transparency in curtailing "grey" types of corruption. …

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Does corruption promote emigration? : an empirical examination

Cooray, Arusha; Schneider, Friedrich - 2014

This paper empirically investigates the relationship between corruption and the emigration of those with high, medium … and low levels of educational attainment. The empirical results indicate that as corruption increases the emigration rate … levels of educational attainment, however, increases at initial levels of corruption and then decreases beyond a certain …

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Means testing versus basic income : the (lack of) political support for a universal allowance

Cremer, Helmuth; Roeder, Kerstin - 2015

This paper studies the political economy of a basic income (BI) versus a means tested welfare scheme. We show in a very simple setting that if society votes on the type of system, its generosity as well as the "severity" of means testing (if any), a BI system could only emerge in the political...

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Political activism as a determinant of clientelistic transfers : evidence from an Indian public works program

Chau, Nancy H.; Liu, Yanyan; Soundararajan, Vidhya - 2018

Are political activists preferentially targeted by politicians engaging in clientelistic transfers to bolster political support? We provide the first model to highlight two possible rationales for such transfers: to mobilize support from the activists themselves, or to mobilize support from...

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Immigration and public spending

Böheim, René (contributor); Mayr, Karin (contributor) - 2005

We examine the effect of immigration on public spending from a theoretical (political economic) and an empirical perspective. We distinguish between public spending on private goods and on public goods. Our model implies that whether immigration increases or decreases public spending primarily...

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Greying the budget : ageing and preferences over public policies

Mello, Luiz R. de; Schotte, Simone; Tiongson, Erwin R.; … - 2016

This paper looks at how individual preferences for the allocation of government spending change along the life cycle. Using the Life in Transition Survey II for 34 countries of Europe and Central Asia, we find that older individuals are less likely to support a rise in government outlays on...

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Social insurance and health

Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2017

This chapter reviews the existing empirical evidence on how social insurance affects health. Social insurance encompasses programs primarily designed to insure against health risks, such as health insurance, sick leave insurance, accident insurance, long-term care insurance and disability...

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Do unions promote members' electoral office holding? : evidence from correlates of state legislatures' occupational shares

Sojourner, Aaron J. - 2012

Controversies over the promise and perils of union political influence have erupted around the U.S. This study develops the first evidence on the degree to which labor unions develop members' political leadership in the broader community by studying the relationship between state legislators'...

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The economic contribution of unauthorized workers : an industry analysis

Edwards, Ryan D.; Ortega, Francesc - 2016

This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the economic contribution of unauthorized workers to the U.S. economy, and the potential gains from legalization. We employ a theoretical framework that allows for multiple industries and a heterogeneous workforce in terms of skills and...

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