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Local governments in the wake of demographic change : efficiency and economies of scale in German municipalities

Geys, Benny (contributor); Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor) - 2007

German municipalities are expected to suffer from (often significant) population losses in the upcoming decades. We assess these local governments’ vulnerability to the fiscal consequences of this demographic decline through two means (using a sample of 1021 municipalities in the state of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003480058

Voter involvement, fiscal autonomy and public sector efficiency : evidence from German municipalities

Geys, Benny (contributor); Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor) - 2008

Social and/or political involvement within the population is often argued to enhance public sector performance. The underlying idea is that engagement fosters political awareness and interest and increases the public’s monitoring ability. Still, although extensive voter involvement may put...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003721737

Choosing from the reform menu card : individual determinants of labour market policy preferences

Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor); … - 2009

This contribution empirically explores the drivers of labour market reform acceptance for the individual level in Germany. For that purpose we make use of the representative German General Social Survey (ALLBUS). This survey offers data to which extent individuals support benefit cuts, longer...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806186

Can regional transfers buy public support? : Evidence from EU structural policy

Osterloh, Steffen - 2011

Regional transfers are assumed to have an impact on the public opinion towards the benefactor, but empirical evidence … detailed data on regional transfers with public opinion surveys. A positive impact of transfers on public support for the EU … transfers affects the impact on his opinion. -- Regional policy ; vote purchasing ; public opinion ; European Union …

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Politicians' opinions on rivals in the competition for firms : an empirical analysis of reference points near a border

Geys, Benny; Osterloh, Steffen - 2011 - This version: March 2011

Studies of spatial policy interdependence in (local) public policies usually concentrate on the relations between jurisdictions within a single analysed region, and disregard possible extra-regional effects. This paper evaluates the validity of such restriction by studying German local...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008905492

Don’t tax me? : Determinants of individual attitudes toward progressive taxation

Heinemann, Friedrich; Hennighausen, Tanja - 2010

This contribution empirically analyses the individual determinants of tax rate preferences. For that purpose we make use of the representative German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) that offers data on the individual attitudes toward progressive, proportional, and regressive taxation. Our...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003951035

The globalization of tax policy : what German politicians believe

Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor); … - 2007

The process of globalization has an important impact on national tax policies. Most of the literature on taxation of capital in open economies does not focus directly on the political decision making process and assumes that the desired tax policy is responding to objective underlying tradeoffs....

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Does immigration weaken natives’ support for the welfare state? : evidence from Germany

Stichnoth, Holger - 2010

Using data from the 1997 and 2002 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel and from official statistics, I study whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners among the unemployed is high. Unlike previous studies, I use...

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Ethnic diversity and attitudes towards redistribution : a review of the literature

Stichnoth, Holger; Van der Straeten, Karine - 2009

We review the empirical literature that studies the effect of ethnic diversity on the welfare state and on individual attitudes. The outcome variables that we cover in the survey are on the one hand public spending, and on the other hand individual attitudes and behaviour, including charity...

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Intrinsic work motivation and pension reform acceptance

Heinemann, Friedrich; Hennighausen, Tanja; Moessinger, … - 2011

Although demographic change leaves pay-as-you-go pension systems unsustainable, reforms, such as a higher pension age, are highly unpopular. This contribution looks into the role of intrinsic motivation as a driver for pension reform acceptance. Theoretical reasoning suggests that this driver...

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