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Satisfaction with Democracy and the Environment in Western Europe : A Panel Analysis
Wagner, Alexander F. - 2006
We construct a panel of satisfaction with democracy (SWD) and economic, institutional, and environmental variables for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012783262
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Fiscal Sustainability and Demographic Change : A Micro Approach for 27 EU Countries
Dolls, Mathias - 2016
The effect of demographic change on the labor force and on fiscal revenues is topical in light of potential pension shortfalls. This paper evaluates the effect of demographic changes between 2010 and 2030 on labor force participation and government budgets in the EU-27. Our analysis involves the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001855
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Completing the Monetary Union of Europe as Mid-Term Solution of the Euro Crisis
Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2015
This research note discusses the Euro crisis in Greece in light of the referendum of July the 5th. It lays out the social and political costs of a GREXIT, but also of a continuing austerity policy. It proposes a reform policy fostering growth in Greece and discusses the role of conditionality....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016262
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Institutions and Entry : A Cross-Regional Analysis in Russia
Bruno, Randolph Luca - 2011
democracy enhances entry rates for small sized firms but reduces them for medium or large ones …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129917
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Emigration and Democracy
Docquier, Frédéric - 2011
. We find that emigration and human capital both increase democracy and economic freedom. This implies that unskilled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129925
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Income, Democracy, and Critical Junctures
Cervellati, Matteo - 2012
democracy disappears once including country fixed effects. This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of income on … democracy might differ systematically across countries. A replication of the estimation in a less restrictive empirical … framework provides evidence for significant but heterogeneous effects of income on democracy for former colonies and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096152
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The Transmission of Democracy : From the Village to the Nation-State
Giuliano, Paola - 2013
We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087428
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Trade Liberalization, Democratization and Technology Adoption
Cervellati, Matteo - 2013
We study the role of trade liberalization, democratization and their interaction for technology adoption. A general equilibrium theory with heterogeneous skills predicts a complementarity between trade and political regimes. Openness should accelerate technology adoption if coupled with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088332
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Financial Liberalization and Democracy : The Role of Reform Reversals
Campos, Nauro F. - 2009
partial or captured democracy. We provide as well econometric support showing that even when de facto is modelled as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157255
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Electoral Democracy at Work
Askenazy, Philippe - 2020
We show that an institutional change designed expressly to heighten competition for the provision of union services can have a substantial effect on unionization and employment relations. We study a French reform of 2008 that introduced mandatory elections for representation of workers at firm,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012834570