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The Impact of Teams on Output, Quality and Downtime:An Empirical Analysis Using Individual Panel Data
Jones, Derek C.; Kato, Takao - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
To investigate the size and the timing of the direct impact of participatory arrangements onbusiness performance, we assemble and analyze extraordinary daily data – for rejection,production and downtime rates for all operators in a single plant during a 35 month period,more than 77,000...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005862585
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Enfranchisement, Political Participation and Political Competition : Evidence from Colonial India
Cassan, Guilhem - 2020
We examine how political participation and political competition are shaped by two class-based extensions of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012828015
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Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the Hiv/Aids Epidemic
Mansour, Hani - 2020
This is the first study to examine the effect of experiencing a widespread, deadly epidemic on voting behavior. Using data on elections to the U.S House of Representatives and leveraging cross-district variation in HIV/AIDS mortality during the period 1983-1987, we document the effects of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012829210
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Women's Political Participation and Intrahousehold Empowerment : Evidence from the Egyptian Arab Spring
Bargain, Olivier - 2018
women's participation over 2011-13. We exploit the geographical heterogeneity along these two margins to conduct a double …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918222
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Initial Conditions Matter : Social Capital and Participatory Development
Cameron, Lisa A. - 2015
Billions of dollars have been spent on participatory development programs in the developing world. These programs give community members an active decision-making role. Given the emphasis on community involvement, one might expect that the effectiveness of this approach would depend on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009503
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Decentralization, Happiness and the Perception of Institutions
Diaz-Serrano, Luis - 2011
This paper analyses whether the different powers and resources at the disposal of local and regional governments across Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses microdata from the four available waves of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126916
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Path-Breakers : How Does Women's Political Participation Respond to Electoral Success?
Bhalotra, Sonia R. - 2013
This paper analyzes the effect of a woman's electoral victory on women's subsequent political participation. Using the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072162
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Family Ties and Political Participation
Alesina, Alberto F. - 2009
We establish an inverse relationship between family ties, generalized trust and political participation. The more … political participation. The latter, together with trust, are part of what is known as social capital, therefore in this paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159947
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Electoral Participation as a Measure of Social Inclusion for Natives, Immigrants and Descendants in Sweden
Bevelander, Pieter; Pendakur, Ravi - 2021
participation on the part of immigrants is perceived as being substantially lower than for native born citizens and questions have …. We use two unique sets of data to conduct our research. The 2006 Electoral Participation Survey contains information on … individual electoral participation in national, county and municipal elections. We match this information to registry data from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324906
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Conditional Cash Transfers, Political Participation, and Voting Behavior
Baez, Javier - 2012
variation in program enrollment across voting booths. We find that FA has a positive effect on political participation in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099702