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The U.S. Constitution and Monetary Powers : An Analysis of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and Constitutional Transformation of the Nation's Monetary System Emerged
Grubb, Farley - 2005
The monetary powers embedded in the U.S. Constitution were revolutionary and led to a watershed transformation in the …
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Constitutions and Order : A Theory and Evidence from Colombia and the United States
Fergusson, Leopoldo; Mejia, Javier; Robinson, James A.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We propose a framework to explain why some societies may end up with different constitutional solutions to the problem of maintaining order in the face of self-interested behavior. Though the salient intellectual tradition since Hobbes has focused on how institutional design is used to eradicate...
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Constitutions, Politics and Economics : A Review Essay on Persson and Tabellini's "The Economic Effect of Constitutions"
Acemoglu, Daron - 2005
In this essay I review the new book by Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini, The Economic Effects of Constitutions, which investigates the policy and economic consequences of different forms of government and electoral rules. I also take advantage of this opportunity to discuss the advantages and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467450
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Constitutions, Corporations, and Corruption : American States and Constitutional Change
Wallis, John Joseph - 2004
During the 1840s, twelve American states adopted new constitutions. Eleven of the twelve states adopted new procedures for issuing government debt and for chartering corporations through general incorporation acts. These institutional innovations were American inventions, and today hard budget...
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Consequences of Constitutions
Persson, Torsten - 2003
electoral rules and forms of government for fiscal policy and rent extraction, even when non-random constitution selection is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468524
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Constitution or Conflict?
Grossman, Herschel I. - 2002
A self-enforcing constitution creates a political process that provides an alternative to civil conflict for resolving … possible to design such a self-enforcing constitution. The paper is also concerned with discovering generic features of a self …-enforcing constitution. The analysis yields the following theoretical propositions: If and only if (1) none of the parties to a dispute …
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The Returns to College(s) : Relative Value-Added and Match Effects in Higher Education
Mountjoy, Jack; Hickman, Brent R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
, college, and earnings registries spanning the state of Texas, we identify relative college value-added by comparing the … the wide diversity of Texas public universities. Selectivity poorly predicts value-added within student choice sets, with …
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The returns to college(s): relative value-added and match effects in higher education
Mountjoy, Jack; Hickman, Brent R. - 2021
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Preferences, Inequities, and Incentives in the Substitute Teacher Labor Market
Kraft, Matthew A.; Conklin, Megan Lane; Falken, Grace T. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We examine the labor supply decisions of substitute teachers - a large, on-demand market with broad shortages and inequitable supply. In 2018, Chicago Public Schools implemented a targeted bonus program designed to reduce unfilled teacher absences in largely segregated Black schools with...
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Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences of Ability Tracking : Evidence from Texas Public Schools
Antonovics, Kate; Black, Sandra E.; Cullen, Julie Berry; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
of ability tracking in the US. To fill this gap, we use detailed administrative data from Texas to estimate the extent of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362024