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Why does Centralisation fail to internalise Policy Externalities?
Dur, Robert A.J.; Roelfsema, Hein J. - Tinbergen Institute - 2002
We provide an explanation why centralisation of political decision making …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137012
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Why does Centralisation fail to internalise Policy Externalities?
Dur, Robert A.J.; Roelfsema, Hein J. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002
We provide an explanation why centralisation of political decision makingresults in overspending in some policy domains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256583
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The Citizen-Candidate Model with Imperfect Policy Control
Aytimur, R. Emre; Boukouras, Aristotelis; Schwager, Robert - CESifo - 2012
We examine the two-candidate equilibria of the citizen-candidate model when the implemented policy arises from a compromise between the government and an unelected external power. We show that the equilibria of this model differ significantly from the original: the distance between the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561495
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Fiscal federalism and electoral accountability
Aidt, Toke S.; Dutta, Jayasri - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2010
. We identify an important asymmetry between positive and negative externalities and show that centralization may not be … efficient in economies with positive externalities even when regions are identical and centralization does not entail a loss of … accountability. We also show that decentralization can only Pareto dominate centralization in economies with negative externalities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565925
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It’s the weather, stupid! Individual participation in collective May Day demonstrations
Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We investigate the possible explanations of variations in aggregate levels of participation in large-scale political demonstrations. A simple public choice inspired model is applied to data derived from the annual May Day demonstrations of the Danish labour movement and socialist parties taking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784949
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What Explains Cities' Climate Policy - Making? A Review of Drivers and Barriers
Sippel, Maike; Jenssen, Till - In: Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism I (2010) 1, pp. 39-56
A large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions is produced in urban areas. Therefore, local mitigation policies have to play an important role in any effective global climate protection strategy. Based upon a literature review, this article gives an overview of drivers and barriers for local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008670484
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At stake with implementation: trials of explicitness in the description of the state
Muniesa, Fabian; Linhardt, Dominique - Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation (CSI), MINES ParisTech - 2009
Studies a number of aspects of the reform of public finance and public management in France (LOLF), with special attention to science and technology policy, using a pragmatist approach to the sociology of the state.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081415
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The Political Economy of International Unions
Alesina, Alberto F; Angeloni, Ignazio; Etro, Federico - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
bias toward excessive centralization and small size of the union, however. This bias can be corrected if there is a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666614
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International Unions
Alesina, Alberto F; Angeloni, Ignazio; Etro, Federico - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
processes and induce excessive centralization. We study flexible rules with non-uniform policies that reduce these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791323
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What Does the European Union Do?
Alesina, Alberto F; Angeloni, Ignazio; Schuknecht, Ludger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
We construct a set of indicators to measure the policy-making role of the European Union (European Council, Parliament, Commission, Court of Justice, etc.), in a selected number of policy domains. Our goal is to examine the division of prerogatives between European institutions and national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124230