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Oil revenues, ethnic fragmentation and political transition of authoritarian regimes
Cologni, Alessandro; Manera, Matteo - 2012
considered. Under certain circumstances, a process of full democratization is argued not to represent an optimal choice for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009535530
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A tragic solution to the collective action problem : implication for corruption, conflict and inequality
Nieva, Ricardo - 2020
We study the role of an enforcer in the effectiveness of selective incentives in solving the collective action problem when groups take part in a contest. Cost functions exhibit constant elasticity of marginal effort costs. If prize valuations are homogeneous, our source of heterogeneity induces...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012203665
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The political economy of redistribution and (in) efficiency in Latin America and The Caribbean
Altube, Matias Guizzo; Scartascini, Carlos G.; Tommasi, … - 2023
Predominant views on the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean tend to emphasize that elite domination … “the rich are powerful and they dont like taxes, hence we have little taxation and little redistribution.” That is a good … taxation and non-negligible redistributive efforts. But in some of those cases such redistribution comes hand in hand with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014546295
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Divide and conquer : noisy communication in networks, power, and wealth distribution
Pérez Oviedo, Wilson - 2004
In a society composed of a ruler and its citizens: what are the determinants of the political equilibrium between these two? This paper approaches this problem as a game played between a ruler who has to decide the distribution of the aggregate income and a group of agents/citizens who have the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600156
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The making of policy : institutionalized or not?
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Tommasi, Mariano - 2009
This paper develops a framework for analyzing different policymaking styles, their causes and their consequences in Latin America, finding that lower institutionalization and greater use of alternative political technologies (APTs) are more likely the lower the cost of using these technologies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010247930
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Policy misperceptions, information, and the demand for redistributive tax reform : experimental evidence from Latin American countries
Ardanaz, Martin; Hübscher, Evelyne; Keefer, Philip; … - 2022
Why do individuals' preferences for redistribution often diverge widely from their material self-interest? Using an … political economy of redistribution and the potential for information interventions to shift support for fiscal adjustment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474709
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Rent seekers in rentier states : when greed brings peace
Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Naghavi, Alireza - 2010
Are natural resources a source of conflict or stability? Empirical studies demonstrate that rents from natural resources, and in particular oil, are an important source of civil war. Allegedly, resource rents attract rent seekers, which destabilize society. However, there is a large literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702725
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Local electoral rewards from centralized social programs : are mayors getting the credit?
Rodríguez-Chamussy, Lourdes - 2015
This paper uses variation in the timing of the Mexican antipoverty program's introduction across municipalities to identify its impact on the share of votes for the local incumbent party. Evidence is found that voters reward the mayor's party for the central benefit to their constituencies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011289331
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Inequality persistence and policymaking constraints : explaining regional data patterns
Vlaicu, Razvan - 2024
and political trust both lead to fiscal policy preferences that constrain effective redistribution. Electoral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529758
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The trade-off between deepening and broadening of democracy : lessons from youth enfranchisement
Koukal, Anna Maria; Schafer, Patricia; Eichenberger, Reiner - 2020
Broadening democracy by lowering the voting age is on the political agenda in many democratic societies. Previous suffrage extensions suggest that there are systematic differences between what parliaments decide and what voters want with respect to enfranchisement of new groups. This paper...
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