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Fiscal Federalism and Legislative Malapportionment : Causal Evidence from Independent but Related Natural Experiments
Galiani, Sebastian - 2014
We exploit three natural experiments in Argentina in order to study the role of legislative malapportionment on the … of Argentina's institutional characteristics: first, the predominance of the executive branch over the legislature; and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458669
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The Age of Mass Migration in Argentina : Social Mobility, Effects on Growth, and Selection Patterns
Droller, Federico; Fiszbein, Martín; Pérez, Santiago - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Argentina was the second largest destination country during the Age of Mass Migration, receiving nearly six million … mobility in Argentina and immigration contributed positively to the process of economic development. We then turn our focus to … the selection patterns of Italian migrants to Argentina--the largest migratory group to this destination. Our analysis of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322835
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Keep your Enemies Closer : Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections
Di Tella, Rafael; Kotti, Randy; Le Pennec-Çaldichoury, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
A key tenet of representative democracy is that politicians' discourse and policies should follow voters' preferences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322890
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Plata y Plomo : How Higher Wages Expose Politicians to Criminal Violence
Pulejo, Massimo; Querubín Borrero, Pablo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Adequate wages are an important tool to shield public officials from special interests and corruption. But what is the equilibrium effect of higher wages in the presence of criminal pressure groups, who use both bribes and violence? By means of a regression discontinuity design, we show that an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014337819
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The Voting Premium
Levit, Doron Y.; Malenko, Nadya; Maug, Ernst G. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper develops a unified theory of blockholder governance and the voting premium, in a setting without takeovers and controlling shareholders. A voting premium emerges when a minority blockholder tries to influence the composition of the shareholder base by accumulating votes and buying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437023
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Logrolling in Congress
Battaglini, Marco; Sciabolazza, Valerio Leone; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study vote trading among U.S. Congress members. By tracking roll-call votes within bills across five legislatures and politicians' personal connections made during the school years, we document a propensity of connected legislators to vote together that depends on how salient the bill is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250186
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Inequality and Racial Backlash : Evidence from the Reconstruction Era and the Freedmen's Bureau
Chyn, Eric; Haggag, Kareem; Stuart, Bryan A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
How do majority groups respond to a narrowing of inequality in racially polarized environments? We study this question by examining the effects of the Freedmen's Bureau, an agency created after the U.S. Civil War to provide aid to former slaves and launch institutional reform in the South. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014528354
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The Political Economy of a "Miracle Cure" : The Case of Nebulized Ibuprofen and its Diffusion in Argentina
Calónico, Sebastian; Di Tella, Rafael; Lopez del … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We document the diffusion of nebulized ibuprofen in Argentina as a treatment for COVID-19. As the pandemic spread, this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014421206
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Can VAT Cuts and Anti-Profiteering Measures Dampen the Effects of Food Price Inflation?
Benzarti, Youssef; Garriga, Santiago; Tortarolo, Darío - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
-profiteering measures on food necessities during a period of high inflation in Argentina. Using barcode-level data across more than 3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512095
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Exchange Rate Regimes, Capital Flows and Crisis Prevention
Edwards, Sebastian - 2001
In this paper I analyze, within the context of the new 'financial architecture,' the relationship between exchange rate regimes, capital flows and currency crises in emerging economies. The paper draws on lessons learned during the 1990s, and deals with some of the most important policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470189