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Electoral goals and center-state transfers: a theoretical model and empirical evidence from India
Arulampalam, Wiji; Dasgupta, Sugato; Dhillon, Amrita; … - 2008
We construct a model of redistributive politics where the central government is opportunistic and uses its discretion to make transfers to state governments on the basis of political considerations. These considerations are the alignment between the incumbent parties at the central and state...
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The right look: Conservative politicians look better and their voters reward it
Berggren, Niclas; Jordahl, Henrik; Poutvaara, Panu - 2011
Previous research has established that good-looking political candidates win more votes. We extend this line of research by examining differences between parties on the left and on the right of the political spectrum. Our study combines data on personal votes in real elections with a web survey...
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How partisan is the press? Multiple measures of media slant
Gans, Joshua S.; Leigh, Andrew - 2011
. It is possible that this is due to the lack of competition in the Australian media market. To the extent that we can …
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Competition, cooperation, and collective choice
Markussen, Thomas; Reuben, Ernesto; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2012
economics. This paper explores voting on a scheme of intergroup competition, which facilitates cooperation in a social dilemma … situation. Experimental results show that the competitive scheme fosters cooperation. Competition is popular, but the electoral … outcome depends strongly on specific voting rules of institutional choice. If the majority decides, competition is almost …
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On the Political Economy of Social Security and Public Education
Poutvaara, Panu - 2004
This paper analyzes simultaneous voting on the wage tax rate and investment in public education with three overlapping generations and productivity differences inside each cohort. Wage tax revenue finances public education and social security benefits. The presence of productivity differences...
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A new model of wage determination and wage inequality
Jasso, Guillermina - 2008
This paper proposes a new model of wage determination and wage inequality. In this model, wage-setters set workers' wages; they do so either directly, as when individuals vote in a salary committee, or indirectly, as when political parties, via the myriad of social, economic, fiscal, and other...
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Competing on good politicians
Galasso, Vincenzo; Nannicini, Tommaso - 2009
Is electoral competition good for political selection? To address this issue, we introduce a theoretical model in which …
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Between agora and shopping mall
Falkinger, Josef - 2008
Advertisements provide consumers with knowledge about private products, whereas political information is required to provide voters with knowledge of public issues. Modern information technologies and globalization are increasing the exposure of individuals to information. Goods advertising is...
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A political economy of the immigrant assimilation: Internal dynamics
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
such a competition affects the resources invested by the groups' supporters and how beneficial it is to immigrants. We …
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The Endogenous Determination of Minimum Wage
Epstein, Gil S.; Nitzan, Shmuel - 1999
In this paper we study the endogenous determination of minimum wage employing a political-economic game-theoretic approach. A major objective of the paper is to clarify the crucial role of the strength of the workers? union and of political culture on the determination of the minimum wage. In...
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