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Political drivers of and barriers to Public-Private Partnerships: The role of political involvement
Gawel, Erik - 2011
solutions that are theoretically desirable given certain ideal goals (e.g. efficiency) and conditions can be referred to as … political bias. So what role does the political process play in the realisation of PPPs, in the actual design of PPPs, and in … (efficient) PPPs and that it is likely to decrease efficiency either way. A case study for userfinancing PPPs in the transport …
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Improved estimation of poisson rate distributions through a multi-mode survey design
Hitczenko, Marcin - 2021
less data. The choice of survey mode, therefore, involves a potential tradeoff between bias and variance of estimators. I … dilemma. I then use a simulation study to show how and under what conditions a hybrid survey design can improve efficiency of …
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How Peer Groups Influence Economic Perceptions
Knell, Markus; Stix, Helmut - 2019
We use survey data to demonstrate that individuals extrapolate from their peer groups when forming estimates about aggregate economic outcomes (e.g. the aggregate homeownership rate). In a first approach, we follow the previous literature and construct hypothetical peer groups using information...
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Die EU-Zinsenrichtlinie: Ein Schuss in den Ofen?
Gläser, Lars; Halla, Martin - 2006
Die EU hat durch die Zinsenrichtlinie einerseits eindeutig von einer Politik, die auf einem Vertrauen gegenüber dem Bürger und einer gewissen Selbstbestimmung beruhte, zu einer Vorgehensweise gewechselt die durch Misstrauen und Kontrolle geprägt ist. Andererseits erscheinen die Regelungen der...
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The impact of tax morale and institutional quality on the shadow economy
Schneider, Friedrich; Torgler, Benno - 2007
This paper analyses how tax morale and countries’ institutional quality affect the shadow economy, controlling in a multivariate analysis for a variety of potential factors. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of...
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Shadow economy, tax morale, governance and institutional quality: A panel analysis
Schneider, Friedrich; Torgler, Benno - 2007
This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadow economy, using an international country panel and also within country data. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of shadow...
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Collective Lobbying in Politics: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Sweden
Liang, Che-Yuan - 2008
This paper first formulates a model of how the politicians in a local government collectively lobby to raise intergovernmental grants to their local government. The model identifies a relationship between council size and grants received. I then study this relationship empirically using the...
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Divided We Fall. Conflicts of Interests Regarding Fiscal Discipline in Municipal Hierarchies
Ellegård, Lina Maria - 2013
Persistent budget deficits are commonly blamed on irresponsible governments. However, even if the government is fiscally responsible, the agents in charge of implementing the budget may be less concerned about fiscal discipline. According to the survey data analyzed in this paper, such conflicts...
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Neutralizing the Tentacles of Organized Crime. Assessment of an Anti-Crime Measure in Fighting Mafia Violence
Baraldi, Anna Laura; Pagani, Erasmo; Stimolo, Marco - 2022
Organized crime reinforces its corrupting influence on politics through violent intimidation. Anti-crime measures that increase the cost of corruption but not of the exercise of violence might accordingly lead mafia-style organizations to retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On...
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Anti-corruption agenda of the G20: Bringing order without law
Goyal, Tanu M. - 2020
The G20 has emerged as a premier deliberative forum, involving leaders of some of the largest, systematically important countries of the world. Over the years, the G20 agenda has evolved to include pertinent issues for both developed countries and the emerging market economies. After the G20...
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