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Joblessness and perceptions about the effectiveness of democracy
Altindag, Duha; Mocan, H. Naci - 2010
individuals and the prevailing unemployment rate in the country impact perceptions of the effectiveness of democracy. We find that … personal joblessness experience translates into negative opinions about the effectiveness of democracy and it increases the … that democracies are ineffective, regardless of joblessness. People's beliefs about the effectiveness of democracy as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275889
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Why populist democracy promotes market liberalization
Grosjean, Pauline; Senik, Claudia - 2008
Using a new set of micro evidence from an original survey of 28 transition countries, we show that democracy increases … reformist parties in the former socialist block lies in a deepening of democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268619
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Institutions and entry: A cross-regional analysis in Russia
Bruno, Randolph Luca; Bytchkova, Maria; Estrin, Saul - 2011
inter-regional variation in a large number of institutional variables. We find entry rates across industries in Russia are … democracy enhances entry rates for small sized firms but reduces them for medium or large ones. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278439
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Life satisfaction
Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; van Soest, Arthur - 2009
We analyze the determinants of global life satisfaction in two countries (The Netherlands and the U.S.), by using both self-reports and responses to a battery of vignette questions. We find global life satisfaction of happiness is well-described by four domains: job or daily activities, social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276687
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Satisfaction with democracy and collective action problems: the case of the environment
Halla, Martin; Schneider, Friedrich G.; Wagner, Alexander F. - 2008
satisfied with the way democracy works in their country if more environmental policies are in place and if environmental quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268889
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Endogenous indoctrination: occupational choice, the evolution of beliefs, and the political economy of reform
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2009
Much of the political economy analysis of reform focuses on the conflict of interest between groups that stand to gain or lose from the competing policy proposals. In reality, there is also a lot of disagreement about the working of the policy: in addition to conflicting interests, conflicting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271321
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The distribution of top incomes in five Anglo-Saxon countries over the twentieth century
Atkinson, Anthony B.; Leigh, Andrew - 2010
Taxation data have been used to create long-run series for the distribution of top incomes in quite a number of countries. Most of these studies have focused on the national experience of individual countries, but we can also learn from cross-country comparisons. Comparative analysis is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270632
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Is religiosity of immigrants a bridge or a buffer in the process of integration? A comparative study of Europe and the United States
García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2012
This study reviews and evaluates the intertwined relationship between immigration and religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of several data sets (the International Social Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282226
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Do Institutions Affect Social Preferences? Evidence from Divided Korea
Kim, Byung-Yeon; Choi, Syngjoo; Lee, Jungmin; Lee, Sokbae; … - 2013
democracy than South Korean subjects. Attitudes toward institutions are more strongly associated with the experimental behaviors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329171
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Do Institutions Affect Social Preferences? Evidence from Divided Korea
Kim, Byung-Yeon; Choi, Syngjoo; Lee, Jungmin; Lee, Sokbae; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
democracy than South Korean subjects. Attitudes toward institutions are more strongly associated with the experimental behaviors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010688392