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Does political uncertainty influence firm owners' business perceptions?
Riem, Marina - 2016
development of business. I use state election months as indicators of times of high political uncertainty. The results show that … optimistic prior to state elections because politicians promised individual policies to gratify the firms' needs during election … times. Firms might be disappointed after elections as the promises made during election campaigns by politicians turn out to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542240
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Strategic Voting Decisions in the Absence of Democratic Experience and Strong Party Ties : A Natural Experiment in the 1990 German Unification Elections
Leiter, Debra Lynn - 2010
democratic experience and strong party ties. Utilizing the 1990 German Unification Election Study, I examine a natural experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013145446
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Elections and Happiness : The Effect of Electoral Institutions on Life Satisfaction
Adams, Alex - 2010
Early democratic theorists argued that one purpose of a democratic government is to increase the happiness of its citizens. However, all democracies are not equal. Some democracies through their institutional arrangements create broader representation to their citizens, while others reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013145461
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The Influence of Constituency Preferences on Elected State Trial Court Judges
Staats, Joseph L. - 2010
We intend in this project to show that the severity of felony sentences imposed by elected trial court judges in the state of Washington is highest in court districts where constituents are disposed toward a punitive approach to combating crime and lowest in districts favoring more leniency in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013145951
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Attacking Judges : The New Politics of State Supreme Court Election Campaigns
Hall, Melinda Gann - 2010
Recent trends in judicial elections, including expensive rough-and-tumble campaigns characterized by televised attack advertising and politicized discourse, are causing advocacy groups and legal scholars to condemn the practice of electing judges. This paper addresses an important aspect of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146126
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Communal fees and election cycles : evidence from German municipalities
Krause, Manuela - 2019
The political business cycle theories describe that election-motivated politicians manipulate economic policy …-making. Election cycles occur in many fiscal variables, for example tax rates. I examine whether electoral motives influence communal … municipalities from seven states over the period 1992-2006. The results show that municipalities increase communal fees in election …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011980328
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Do direct elections matter? : quasi-experimental evidence from Germany
Gäbler, Stefanie; Rösel, Felix - 2019
local councils appoint the head of government. We examine election outcomes around the quorum, where the form of government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011997535
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Local high school closures and voter turnout : evidence from East German municipalities
Foertsch, Mona - 2024
decline in voter turnout in the following state election, suggesting a sense of resignation among voters. However, this effect …
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